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Cameron can bail out if EU ‘schmooze-athon’ fails

In his first Parliament speech in seven years Boris Johnson set himself as potential leader of the Tories’ "No" campaign.

On message: David Cameron says the Conservative Party has pulled Britain back from the brink over the past five years.

Cameron: It’s me or chaos

As the Conservatives lag at the polls, the UK prime minister warns of economic doom if Labour wins.

Cameron sets out EU opt-out plan

British prime minister has announced his intention to renegotiate membership terms if he is re-elected.

Julian Assange says the Obama administration has prosecuted ‘twice as many’ whistleblowers as all other US administrations combined.
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Assange: UK dusts off its velvet glove

Downing Street says Britain still wants a diplomatic solution to the standoff with Ecuador over the proposed extradition to Sweden of Julian Assange.

Former Barclays Capital chief executive Bob Diamond is confronted by the press after giving evidence to the British treasury select ­committee in London this week.

In the vortex of a global bank row

The Tories have seized on ideas that ministers gave Barclays the nod over its manipulation of interest rates, writes Nicholas Watt and Jill Treanor.

Nato alliance a rocky boat

Nato alliance a rocky boat

An Anglo-American attempt to hand over the Libyan operation to Nato was rejected by several key member countries.

UK ‘failed to win over estranged Muslims’

Britain made "little progress" in reaching out to Muslim communities despite investing "considerable time and resources" after the 7/7 London bombing.

Iraq: Brown and Blair face public hearings

In a setback for Brown, who had hoped the inquiry would be held in private, Sir John Chilcot ruled that all witnesses will be expected to give evidence in public.

Brown and Bush reignite that special relationship

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday night set the seal on a new phase in Britain’s special relationship with the United States when he won ringing endorsements from…

Brown: I can bring Europe and US closer together

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday embraced one of Tony Blair’s most controversial legacies when he cast himself as the leader best placed to bring Europe and the…

Merkel to back EU’s Christian heritage

Europe’s ”Christian values” should be enshrined in a new version of the European Union Constitution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared last week after meeting the pope. In…

Europe’s new divide

Tourists and young couples ambling through the historic centre of Krakow on a warm spring afternoon were stopped in their tracks by a sight reminiscent of the era of martial law.…

Serbian government teeters over Mladic

The government of Serbia was staggering towards collapse recently because of the continued liberty of General Ratko Mladic, Europe’s most-wanted man and genocide suspect. The…

Govts knew of CIA terror

Europe’s human-rights watchdog recently accused Washington of ”gangster tactics” by flying terrorist suspects to countries where they would face torture, and criticised European…

Britain widens terror net

British Home Secretary Charles Clarke on Wednesday broadened Britain’s response to the 7/7 bombings in London with plans to allow him to exclude or deport from Britain Islamist…

Blair branded a liar

The British Conservative opposition leader Michael Howard on Tuesday paved the way for a bitter end to the general election campaign when his party launched a United Kingdom-wide…

Blair warns of ‘nasty right-wing campaign’

The British political establishment last week embarked on its four-yearly quest for the support of 44-million voters in the 2005 general election in a mood of barely concealed…

Ukip: Not just a flash in the Euro pan

The Eurosceptic United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip) vote looks set to become a permanent feature of the British political landscape but is likely to lead to a third-term…

UK’s Tories oust their leader

Michael Howard emerged as the man most likely to be the third leader of the British Conservative Party in six years this week, after Iain Duncan Smith lost his battle to retain…

UK inquiry: The heat’s on Blair

Geoff Hoon, the British Defence Secretary, last week appeared to undermine Downing Street’s carefully crafted defence for the Hutton inquiry when he insisted that key officials…