Tag: Nick Clegg

• Wednesday, September 25th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Facebook states it will not be the arbiter of acceptable speech in the political arena

  

  Facebook on Tuesday said it would not take down politicians' posts that violate its community standards and will not label them as rival Twitter has promised, saying it should not be the arbiter of acceptable speech in the political arena.

• Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:26 UTC

  Murdoch and The Sun gets the Queen involved in the Brexit debate

  

  Buckingham Palace said it had launched an official complaint with Britain's press watchdog on Wednesday over a newspaper report that Queen Elizabeth backs a British exit from the European Union, saying the monarch remains politically neutral.

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 09:06 UTC

  Tory majority government, but looking to Scottish independentists' landslide

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives won a stunning victory in Britain's election on Friday, which cut short the careers of his top three rivals and put the country's European Union future in doubt.

• Friday, May 8th 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Conservatives on course to a major victory, as SNP wipes out Labor in Scotland

  

  The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party with David Cameron hopeful of gaining a majority in the UK general election. Labor faces being wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and is failing to make the gains it needs in England to stand a chance of forming a government.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 09:01 UTC

  Hung parliament and delicate coalition knitting forecasted for UK Thursday vote

  

  The Conservatives and Labor on Monday launched their final push to woo voters ahead of Britain's general election this week, as potential kingmaker parties made their pitch for power.

• Monday, September 22nd 2014 - 04:55 UTC

  Former PM Gordon Brown puts a date for Scotland reforms: 25 January

  

  Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown told British leaders that they must honor their promise to grant further powers to Scotland after voters backed staying in the United Kingdom in an independence referendum.

• Thursday, September 11th 2014 - 16:29 UTC

  UK political leaders from all parties off to campaign in Scotland as YES vote advances

  

  The leaders of the main UK parties have made a plea for a vote against Scottish independence, as they campaigned north of the border ahead of the referendum. Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be “heartbroken” in the event of a “Yes” vote, while Labor leader Ed Miliband said the case for the Union came from the “head, heart and soul”.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2014 - 23:09 UTC

  Deputy PM Nick Clegg in Colombia calls for new drugs policy in the UK

  

  The UK should abandon its current drugs policy because the war on drugs is not being won, Nick Clegg has said. Speaking on a visit to Colombia, the deputy prime minister said different approaches were needed although he did not back full legalization. He also praised President Juan Manuel Santos commitment to the peace process with FARC and welcomed the human rights' policy.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 01:25 UTC

  Ahead of Scotland referendum and 2015 election Cameron reshuffles cabinet

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has kicked off a coalition reshuffle, with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore among the casualties. The Liberal Democrat's Cabinet post is being taken by the party's chief whip Alistair Carmichael, just a year before the crucial referendum on independence north of the border.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:26 UTC

  UK minister says Gibraltar dispute ‘could cloud bilateral relationship with Spain’

  

  Britain’s relationship with Spain could be damaged by the ongoing dispute over Gibraltar, Europe Minister David Lidington warned. Lidington told the Financial Times there was a danger the row would overshadow all other parts of the Anglo-Spanish relationship. “There is clearly a risk that this will cloud the bilateral relationship,” he said.