Olympics: Cameron Launches Investment Drive
The biggest ever drive to attract investment in Britain has been launched by David Cameron as bosses flock to London for the Olympic Games.
View ArticlePM says security is top priority at Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that his main priority was to ensure a safe and secure Olympic Games but that police and security services were leaving nothing to...
View ArticleSecurity is top priority at London Olympics, says PM
Prime Minister David Cameron declared security his main concern on the eve of the London Olympics Thursday while US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney backtracked on unflattering comments he made.
View ArticleWarsi cleared over expenses
Baroness Warsi survived an inquiry into her expenses today when the standards commissioner cleared her of a breach of the rules.
View ArticleAfter GDP shock, Cameron pledges to do more
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Thursday to do more for the economy after GDP data released this week showed the economy had contracted more than expected in the second...
View ArticleKorea flag blunder 'was honest mistake' says British PM
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday downplayed a mix-up which saw North Korea's female football team walk off the pitch in an embarrassing start to the London Olympics.
View ArticleOlympics 'a great moment' for UK
David Cameron has dismissed concerns that Britons might not be behind the Olympics, saying the Games were a great moment for the UK to come together.
View ArticleRomney backtracks on criticism of London Olympics
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney backtracked Thursday on unflattering comments he made about the London Olympics as he held talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and other British officials.
View ArticleRomney backtracks on Games comments
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been forced to backtrack on comments in which he appeared to question Britain's readiness to host the Olympic Games as he visited London for talks with David...
View ArticleCash-strapped Britain eyes Olympic business bounce
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged global business leaders gathered in London on Thursday to invest in Britain, which despite the glamour of the Olympics is still reeling...
View ArticleCameron hits back after barbed Romney comments
Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday that Britain would deliver a memorable Olympics after US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney backtracked on barbed comments he made about the London Games.
View ArticleSalt Lake City offers Cameron map to 'nowhere'
Salt Lake City's mayor has extended a tongue-in-cheek invitation to David Cameron, offering the prime minister a map to show him where the "middle of nowhere" is.
View ArticleNot going anywhere: Osborne to stay put in both jobs
George Osborne will hold on to both his jobs, sources close to the prime minister confirmed today.
View Article'Fingers crossed' as Olympics finally arrives
Seven years after winning the right to hold the 2010 Olympic Games, British politicians are holding their breath ahead of tonight's opening ceremony.
View ArticleVictory for Paul Chambers in Twitter joke trial
The man convicted for making a 'menacing' joke on Twitter about blowing up an airport has been acquitted at the high court.
View ArticleDenis MacShane: Working class MPs are a dying breed - but it needn't be so.
The Commons needs to hear the voice of all the people directly speaking for themselves not having elite representatives speaking for them, says Denis MacShane.
View ArticleWorking class MPs are a dying breed - but it needn't be so.
For David Cameron the problem with the Commons is that is too big. At a time when the citizen feels weaker and weaker, often alone, against the bureaucrats and bullies of banks, utility firms, town...
View ArticleStaring down a loaded barrel: US and UK face off over UN arms treaty
Last-minute changes to the UN arms treaty may be enough for countries to reach an agreement, sources at the negotiations reported today.
View ArticleTory MP Forced To Say Sorry Over Olympic Gaffe
A Conservative MP has been forced to apologise after he appeared to describe the Olympic opening ceremony as "leftie multi-cultural crap" at a reportedly Nazi-themed stag party.
View ArticleBikini beach party comes to Downing Street
Bikini-clad women served up a shocker in more ways than one outside the back window of British Prime Minister David Cameron to open London Olympic beach volleyball competition on Saturday.
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