India challenges U.S. visa rules at WTO, eyes steel case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is challenging a U.S. law that raised visa fees for high-skilled foreign workers as a violation of global trade commitments and is planning another case against U.S. import...
View ArticleCameron Happy To Release Tax Return Details
David Cameron is ready to publish details of his tax returns amid controversy over whether senior politicians are paying their fair share.
View ArticleCameron in Indonesia to finalise Airbus deal
David Cameron arrived Wednesday in Indonesia, where he will finalise a $2.5 billion deal between Garuda and Airbus as the European plane maker looks to tap the growing economy.
View ArticleBorder Agency still failing on basics: MPs
Britain's Border Agency is still failing to perform basic functions properly and must shed its "bunker mentality," an influential committee of MPs said Wednesday.
View ArticleClegg plays down Cameron rift over internet snooping
Nick Clegg tried to heal the growing rift between himself and David Cameron over internet snooping plans today when he insisted both men were saying "the same thing".
View ArticleUK's reputation 'tarnished' by failing Borders Agency
Multiple failures at the UK Border Agency (UKBA) are ruining the government's reputation, the home affairs committee has concluded.
View ArticleTroll punished: Man who threatened Louise Mensch found guilty
A man who threatened to harm the children of Tory MP Louise Mensch has been found guilty of sending a message of "menacing character".
View ArticleFresh-faced Plaid look to begin recovery
Plaid Cymru members are hoping their new leader will give nationalists a boost at the polls, as the party launches its local government elections campaign.
View ArticleBorder Agency 'Failing To Deport Criminals'
The UK Border Agency has been criticised by MPs over its failure to deport foreign criminals.
View ArticlePM welcomes China murder probe
David Cameron has said he is pleased the Chinese authorities are taking action over the murder of a British businessman.
View ArticleCameron would be happy to publish his tax details
Aides to British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he would be happy to publish details of how much tax he pays, in what would signal an unprecedented move towards US-style transparency.
View ArticleTears of a candidate: Ken wells up over London election broadcast
Ken Livingstone showed his emotional side in an unexpectedly tearful response to his election broadcast at his manifesto launch this morning.
View ArticlePM relaxed over tax amid Cable dig
David Cameron has delivered a dig at Cabinet colleague Vince Cable after he insisted his personal tax arrangements were beyond reproach.
View ArticlePM plays down embarrassing moment
David Cameron has suffered an embarrassing moment when his Indonesian host suggested that boosting government spending and preventing companies laying off staff was the best way to fix a wrecked economy.
View ArticleUN must 'tighten the noose' on Syria: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Russia and China on Thursday to join the international community and help "tighten the noose" on the Syrian regime over its deadly crackdown on protests.
View ArticleA bit of give? Coalition set to retreat over charities row
Ministers appear close to retreat over plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.
View ArticleThe Cornish rebellion: Local MPs gear up for pasty fight
Cornish MPs could form alliances with their colleagues in other political parties to shoot down the chancellor's plans to impose VAT on Cornish pasties, it has emerged.
View ArticleJust looking: Business figures accompanying Cameron on Burma trip
Downing Street is hoping its claim that British business figures travelling to Burma with David Cameron are "tourists" will avert criticism from elsewhere.
View ArticleCameron calls for world to 'get behind' Myanmar
British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday called on the international community to "get behind" burgeoning reforms in Myanmar ahead of his scheduled historic visit to the country.
View ArticleLabour MPs could pay price for by-election pressure
Another of Labour's would-be Birmingham mayoral candidates has spoken out against moves by the party's "high command" to bar sitting MPs from standing.
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