Kuwaiti forces disperse protesters with stun grenades
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Security forces used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of opposition activists trying to stage a march in Kuwait on Sunday, part of a series of protests against what they see as a...
View ArticleCameron plays down status of top credit rating
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said the credibility of his deficit-cutting policy was more important than the judgment of credit rating agencies, as the threat of third recession since...
View ArticleDavid Cameron Defends Child Benefit Cuts
David Cameron has defended controversial cuts to child benefit payments that come into effect at midnight, insisting the reforms were "fundamentally fair".
View ArticleBritain would fight to keep the Falklands: Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday Britain was prepared to fight militarily to keep the Falkland Islands if necessary, in the face of renewed Argentinian rhetoric over their future.
View ArticleHolding on: Cameron and Clegg reload the coalition
A wave of new reforms and a renewed commitment to coalition government form the backbone of David Cameron and Nick Clegg's midterm review, which will be unveiled later.
View ArticleNigel Farage: I'm proud Ukip is weird
The leader of Ukip has celebrated how "eccentric" its members are, after David Cameron again accused them of being "odd".
View Article'Big society' is dead, supporters admit
David Cameron's flagship 'big society' programme is going nowhere, its supporters admitted today.
View ArticleAlo Presidente: Get ready for the Nick Clegg show
Nick Clegg will host a new weekly phone-in show, in a move with worrying echoes of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
View ArticleCoalition reboot hit by surprise resignation
David Cameron and Nick Clegg's long-planned coalition reboot was hit by their vulnerability to an omnishambles today, when the government's leader in the House of Lords announced his resignation with...
View ArticleStrathclyde quits as Lords leader
David Cameron lost one of his most experienced Cabinet members, as Lord Strathclyde resigned as Leader of the House of Lords.
View ArticleCameron And Clegg Reboot The Coalition
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have pledged their commitment to ensuring the coalition lasts until 2015 as they unveiled a string of new policy plans.
View ArticleBritish coalition renews mid-term vows
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg insisted Monday their coalition would serve its full five years as they pledged fresh reforms to mark the midway point of their government.
View ArticleCoalition 'will last until 2015'
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have insisted that the coalition Government will last until 2015, as they promised to go "full steam ahead" with a programme of deficit reduction reform up to the next...
View ArticleCameron and Clegg pledges no split before 2015 vote
LONDON (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain's governing coalition parties put on a show of unity on Monday, saying they would stay together until 2015 to try to reduce a large budget deficit despite...
View ArticleSyrians brush off Assad speech as fighting rages
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighting raged across Syria on Monday with clashes reported just a few miles from where President Bashar al-Assad had unveiled a "peace plan" that Syrians on both sides said would do...
View ArticleNew Year's deal left Pentagon facing $45 billion in cuts - comptroller
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New Year's Day law that delayed across-the-board cuts in U.S. defence spending by two months also trimmed the size of the reduction for the 2013 fiscal year by about $17...
View ArticleCameron and Clegg pledges no split before 2015 vote
LONDON (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain's governing coalition parties put on a show of unity on Monday, saying they would stay together until 2015 to try to reduce a large budget deficit despite...
View ArticleJohn Robertson MP: Something's got to give
John Robertson MP has arranged a Westminster Hall debate on trends in donations to charities. He recognises the important role charities play across the country and how many rely solely on donations to...
View ArticleBloodletting: Labour and hammer each other in Commons benefits debate
The debate over the cap on benefits led to a spectacularly emotional and bad-tempered Commons debate today, as Labour and the Tories tried to gain public support in a battle which could form a key...
View ArticleBenefit cuts: Are pensioners next?
Pensioners could find themselves targeted for benefit cuts in the next Conservative manifesto, Iain Duncan Smith has suggested.
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