Tag: David Cameron

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 18:08 UTC

  London Mayor presses PM Cameron on the EU calling for a referendum

  

  London Mayor Boris Johnson heaped pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron this week by calling for a referendum on a deeply pared back British membership of the European Union.

• Friday, November 30th 2012 - 20:24 UTC

  Law to regulate UK press: PM Cameron against; Clegg and Miliband in favour

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron rejected the idea of a law to regulate the British press risking a split in his government after an inquiry advised legal backing for a watchdog to police the sometimes outrageous conduct of newspapers

• Monday, November 19th 2012 - 11:50 UTC

  EU on collision course over long-term trillion Euro budget

  

  European Union looks set for a new round of clashes this week as an extraordinary summit called to agree a long-term trillion-Euro budget heads for an ugly showdown, possibly even failure.

• Friday, November 16th 2012 - 04:22 UTC

  Cameron and Piñera discuss Falklands, Antarctic cooperation and confirm close links

  

  Visiting Chilean president Sabastian Piñera and PM David Cameron reaffirmed the two countries long standing close relations, pledged to increase trade and acknowledged their views on the Falkland Islands and the coming referendum during a meeting on Thursday at 10 Downing Street.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 23:33 UTC

  Euro-scepticism spreading in the British political system

  

  Britain faces a crisis that could end with the world's sixth largest economy leaving the European Union, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned ahead of a showdown over budget spending with other states in the 27-member bloc.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Major clash anticipated over EU budget; farm subsidies at the heart of dispute

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron came under pressure to act tough on the European Union budget and France threatened to use its veto, signalling a divisive start to bargaining over the 1 trillion Euros long-term spending plan.

• Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 04:15 UTC

  Veteran Tories call PM Cameron’s government ‘incompetent and elitist”

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to reassert his authority over a Conservative Party reeling after a week which saw the resignation of a senior minister and claims of incompetence and elitism at the heart of his government.

• Sunday, October 21st 2012 - 06:19 UTC

  Massive protest in central London against public spending cuts and higher taxes

  

  Thousands of British protesters marched through central London on Saturday against public spending cuts and tax rises enacted by a government fighting accusations it is run by an upper-class elite that ignores the plight of recession-hit voters.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 20:48 UTC

  Mexican president-elect and PM Cameron pledge to double bilateral trade by 2015

  

  Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto called in London this week for expanded “cooperation and trade” between his country and Britain based on their shared vision of “free trade”.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 03:20 UTC

  PM Cameron inspects air carrier construction: underlines “Made in UK badge”

  

  British Prime Minister, David Cameron, visited Rosyth dockyard on Monday to see the work taking place to build the first of the two new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.