Abbott faces calls to resign after 'white people' jibe
Diane Abbott was facing calls for her resignation today after she tweeted that "white people love playing 'divide and rule'".
View ArticlePM targets corporate tax avoidance
David Cameron has called for a tougher approach to large companies who use "fancy corporate lawyers" to "endlessly reduce" their tax bills.
View ArticleDiane Abbott sorry for Twitter race row
Labour MP Diane Abbott apologised on Thursday for a Twitter comment saying that white people "love playing divide and rule", a day after two men were jailed for the 1993 murder of black teenager...
View ArticleDiane Abbott apologises over ‘racist’ tweet
Labour MP Diane Abbott has apologised after a tweet she posted said that "white people love playing divide and rule”
View ArticleCameron's new year's resolution: Kill the health and safety 'monster'
David Cameron offered a new year's resolution of a somewhat more policy-orientated sort today when he promised business leaders he would kill the "health and safety monster".
View ArticleTime for bed: Cameron promises the return of matron
The matron will once again be a key feature of British hospital wards under new plans being drawn up by the government, the prime minister will announce today.
View ArticlePM vows to keep austerity measures
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will not bow to pressure to scale back austerity measures, even if the UK economy does not show signs of recovery soon.
View ArticleMurdered Indian student's parents visit parliament
The father of an Indian student shot dead in Britain has pleaded on a visit to the Houses of Parliament for other Indians studying in the country to be allowed to live in safety.
View ArticleCameron hopes inflation will fall in 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he hoped inflation in Britain would fall in 2012 but said the rebalancing of the country's economy had not gone as fast as he would have...
View ArticleCameron joins chorus of criticism against Thatcher biopic
David Cameron has joined in the chorus of criticism against the biopic of Margaret Thatcher, saying he could not understand the timing of the film.
View ArticleCameron: 2012 a difficult year
David Cameron has warned of another "testing year" ahead for British households.
View ArticleEnd of the veto honeymoon? Cameron on backfoot over euro policy
David Cameron struggled to explain precisely what his veto of European fiscal plans had achieved during a gruelling interview this morning.
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills several in Damascus - report
AMMAN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed several people and wounded dozens in central Damascus on Friday, Syrian state television said, showing footage of what appeared to be a damaged police bus. The...
View ArticleIron Lady or monster? Thatcher film stirs passions
LONDON (Reuters) - No one inflames passions quite like Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister whose biopic "The Iron Lady" has rekindled debate on her legacy ahead of the film's release on...
View ArticleLatest Egypt vote brings Islamists closer to win
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood won more than a third of the votes in the last stage of elections for Egypt's lower house of parliament, according to partial results on Friday, which show the...
View ArticleEd Miliband in 'Blackbusters' gaffe
Ed Miliband has become the latest politician to come a cropper on Twitter after accidentally paying tribute to Bob Holness for his work on "Blackbusters".
View Article'The Iron Lady' should have been delayed: British PM
Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday "The Iron Lady" should have been delayed until after Margaret Thatcher's death, as the film showing the former premier in the grip of dementia opened in Britain.
View ArticleLabour leader 'has very clear plan'
Ed Miliband has hit back at critics of his leadership, insisting he has a "very clear plan" but acknowledging that restoring public confidence in Labour will take time.
View ArticleMiliband defends party leadership
Ed Miliband has defended his leadership of the Labour party, saying he has a clear plan for the party.
View ArticleCameron vows crackdown on executive pay
Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to give shareholders the right to veto executives' pay packages, amid mounting political pressure and public anger over huge salaries and bonuses.
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