Cameron to give Europe speech in the Netherlands
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will deliver a major speech on January 18 in the Netherlands setting out how he wants to renegotiate his country's relationship with the European...
View ArticleCameron to give Europe speech on January 18
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will deliver a major speech on January 18 in the Netherlands spelling out how he wants to renegotiate his country's relationship with the...
View ArticleIn/out EU vote a false choice - PM
David Cameron is to set out his vision for Britain's future relations with the European Union in a long-awaited speech in the Netherlands on Friday.
View ArticleCameron faces tightrope EU speech, shuns exit vote
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will spell out plans to dilute Britain's membership of the European Union on Friday, a move that could reshape its role in the world, upset some of the...
View ArticleTory anger at boundary Bill defeat
Tories have rounded angrily on Liberal Democrat peers after they combined with Labour to inflict a bruising defeat on David Cameron's plans to redraw parliamentary boundaries.
View ArticleBritain's Cameron to make EU speech in Netherlands on Friday
British Prime Minister David Cameron will give a long-awaited speech on his country's future relationship with the European Union in the Netherlands on Friday, his Downing Street office said.
View ArticleCuban dissidents cleared for travel under new law
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's new, freer travel policy took effect on Monday and for some notable Cuban dissidents it turned out to offer greater freedom than they had expected. Well-known government...
View ArticleJapan PM, ministers to meet aides on monetary policy - government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's meeting with his aides on Tuesday will be aimed at exchanging views on economic and monetary policy, rather than focusing on procedures for...
View ArticleBritain takes aim at soaring state pension bill
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons will have to work longer to earn a full state pension but will benefit from a higher flat rate when they retire, the government said on Monday as it sought to put a lid on...
View ArticleThe crucifix debate: British Airways employee gets her day in court
The British Airways employee who lost her job because she insisted on wearing a crucifix around her neck will find out if the European court of human rights (ECHR) will back her legal battle today.
View ArticleGay marriage: Schools are the new battleground
Opponents of gay marriage took the battle to schools today, with a letter to every state secondary school in England and Wales suggesting they will be forced to teach that gay and heterosexual...
View ArticlePM defiant after boundaries defeat
David Cameron is to press on with a Commons vote to redraw the parliamentary boundaries, despite suffering a bruising defeat in the House of Lords.
View ArticleBusiness chiefs urge Cameron to avoid EU isolation
Prime Minister David Cameron must not risk jeopardising Britain's EU membership and damaging the weak economy, business chiefs warned ahead of the premier's key Europe speech later this week.
View ArticleClegg lashes out at Cameron over EU referendum
Nick Clegg has accused David Cameron of allowing greater uncertainty to hit the British economy by cultivating hopes of a referendum on the EU.
View ArticleHMV collapse dismays politicians
High street "institution" HMV has gone into administration, prompting despair from the opposition in parliament.
View ArticleBank drops bonus 'tax dodge' delay
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has backed down on plans to defer bonus payments to UK staff until the new financial year, after coming under pressure from MPs, the Bank of England and the Treasury.
View ArticleMP group calls for European change
Conservative backbenchers will continue to keep up pressure on David Cameron over Europe as they demand he claws back full British control over social and employment law.
View ArticleTory backbenchers demand EU reforms
Conservative backbenchers are to tell David Cameron he must claw back full British control over social and employment law from Brussels and warn the "status quo is no longer an option".
View ArticleTory MPs want sweeping changes to keep UK in EU
Conservative Party MPs will on Wednesday issue a "manifesto" spelling out the sweeping changes that need to be made to keep Britain in the European Union.
View ArticleMPs slam slow progress on drug pricing overhaul
LONDON (Reuters) - MPs have criticised the government's failure to detail a new system for medicines pricing that is due to be introduced next January, saying lack of clarity is creating uncertainty...
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