Still failing: MoD's big-budget spending rocketing upwards
Costs to the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) biggest projects have increased by nearly £0.5 billion in the last year.
View ArticleStill a poodle? Obama administration pressures Britain to stay in EU
Britain's special relationship with the US could be devalued if the UK left the European Union, a senior Obama administration official has warned.
View Article'Cynical and sleazy': Fury over councillor expenses
Conservative finger-pointing has triggered bitter clashes over the toxic issue of politicians' expenses.
View ArticleNo 10 'considered a conspiracy'
Downing Street considered the possibility that Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell may have been the victim of a "gigantic conspiracy" over the "plebgate" affair, David Cameron's most senior civil servant has...
View ArticleIpsa: MPs back 32% pay increase
MPs have told the watchdog reviewing their pay that they deserve a 32% hike to £86,250.
View ArticleU.S. intervention on EU opens rift in UK leadership
LONDON (Reuters) - An outspoken intervention by a senior U.S. official who said Britain should not leave the European Union opened up a new rift between Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy on...
View ArticleAge of consent reduction ruled out
David Cameron has rejected an "offensive" suggestion by officials that the age of sexual consent might be reduced to 14.
View ArticleAllies urge Britain to stay in EU
British Prime Minister David Cameron faced warnings Thursday from the United States, Germany and his own coalition partners about London's plans to renegotiate its relationship with the EU.
View ArticleCameron Rejects Making Age Of Consent 14
David Cameron has rejected as "repulsive" a suggestion by officials that the age of sexual consent in Britain might be relaxed from 16 to 14.
View ArticleGermany next in line to bash Britain over Cameron's EU brinkmanship
Germany has followed the US in pressuring Britain not to consider leaving the European Union.
View ArticleFrance launches air strikes in Mali against Islamist rebels
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France carried out air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali on Friday as it began a military intervention intended to halt a drive southward by the militants who control the...
View ArticleCentral African Republic signs peace deal with rebels
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Central African Republic's government and rebels agreed on Friday to the formation of a national unity government under a ceasefire deal to end an insurgency that swept to within...
View ArticleObama, Karzai agree to speed up Afghan military transition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces this year, underscoring...
View ArticleCoalition's childcare boost under threat
The coalition's plans to help working parents with universal childcare costs are already running into trouble.
View ArticleCameron says U.S. backs bid to alter EU membership
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday sought to counter perceptions of discord with the United States over the European Union, saying U.S. President Barack Obama had told Prime Minister David Cameron...
View ArticleAustrian leader has "hard time" with Cameron
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says he has a "hard time" with Prime Minister David Cameron, who tends to give a different message at home than to fellow leaders in Europe. The...
View ArticleAustrian chancellor attacks Cameron over EU
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann launched a broadside at Prime Minister David Cameron, accusing him of sending mixed messages when it comes to the European Union.
View ArticleHeseltine warns PM against EU vote
Lord Heseltine has fuelled Tory tensions over Europe by warning David Cameron against rushing into a referendum on Britain's membership.
View ArticleLabour government 'not good enough'
Ed Miliband has admitted that the last Labour government did not do enough for ordinary people.
View ArticleFormer PM to square off with prince for Czech presidency
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Former leftist Prime Minister Milos Zeman narrowly won the first round of the Czech Republic's presidential election on Saturday but will face a strong challenge from the country's...
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