Tag: David Cameron

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron implored Scots on Wednesday to shun independence to keep the United Kingdom “family” intact as he scrambled to stem a steep rise in secessionist support ahead of the Sept. 18 vote. In

EDINBURGH, Scotland, United Kingdom – Better Together, the (‘No Thanks’) campaign against Scottish independence, is ramping up its efforts to win the referendum after a lacklustre campaign. A YouGov poll from this weekend – showing the yes campaign pulling ahead

A female British jihadist who is believed to be living in the Syrian city of Raqqa has condemned Prime Minister David Cameron for “waging wars” against Muslims, saying she woud like to see his “head on a spike”. The 18-year-old

Speaking in Parliament, British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed there have been at least six serious attacks planned against member states of the European Union by the self-declared Islamic State, reports The Express. Making a statement to the house

Politicians on both sides of the political divide have called for Her Majesty the Queen to make an intervention on the matter of Scottish independence, but fears of politicising the Monarchy have left the Prime Minister and Cabinet office paralysed

The leaders of all three main parties in the UK have agreed to miss tomorrow’s weekly instalment of Prime Minister’s Questions and travel to Scotland in a last-ditch bid to save the Union. Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister

With sterling tumbling at the start of the week, in response to an opinion poll showing support for Scottish independence 2 points in the lead, and the FTSE 100 declining by 0.3 per cent, £3.5bn was knocked off the market

One in four Scottish voters believe British spies are trying to stop them voting for independence next week, according to a new poll. The YouGov poll for Buzzfeed shows that 26 percent of Scots think it is “probably true” that

Cameron’s Conservative Party should ditch “leftie nonsense” according to research by the opinion pollsters ComRes. The poll says traditionally Thatcherite policies like caps in immigration would prove popular with voters. In recent years the Conservatives have haemorrhaged support from traditional voters

One of the constants in British politics seems to be how nasty those who accuse others of being “extremists” often come across.  Just look at the abuse that Nigel Farage has taken in the European Parliament. He’s been called mad,

Conservative Members of Parliament are apparently demanding that Prime Minister David Cameron begin to consider an electoral pact with Nigel Farage’s UK Independence Party, with some even contending that he should become Deputy Prime Minister next year. Jacob Rees-Mogg MP

The ‘yes’ campaign have taken the lead in a new poll for the Scottish independence referendum, in a result that will send shockwaves through the United Kingdom. With just 11 days to go until polling day, a YouGov poll for

Over the last week, I watched in disgust as the Rotherham sex scandal hit the headlines and the full horror of the abuse of 1400 girls in the town was brought to light. As far back as 2012, I was

Whether Scotland votes for independence or not, the referendum has fired up debate in the rest of the United Kingdom over London’s dominance and the historic ties that hold the country together. From Northern Ireland to Wales and even within

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are today expected to prepare plans for a further air strikes against ISIS, with the possibility that Britain may join American forces in bombing the extremists. The Daily Mail reports

Today, a leaked EU document crushed David Cameron’s hopes for an important economic portfolio for his EU Commission nominee, Lord Hill. It will come as a shock to some, given the claims in today’s Telegraph that Lord Hill could get a junior

British immigration officials have admitted they have no idea of the whereabouts of 50,000 illegal immigrants, effectively granting them a “de facto amnesty”. Immigration enforcement officials are also not even looking for most of them due to limited resources, leading

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the UK government will not pay any ransom to the ISIS militants who are holding a British hostage. Speaking ahead of the Nato summit in Wales, the Prime Minister said that it was

David Cameron’s anti-terror plans have come under attack following claims he made the announcement on Monday simply to distract from the news of Conservative MP Douglas Carswell joining UKIP. Labour MP Ian Austin, who is a member of the House

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been making bold, statesman-like noises about Islamic State and President Putin this week. Well, of course he has. It’s what desperate leaders always do when their domestic policies and popularity ratings are tanking. Unfortunately,

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has gone from being a fringe force to within touching distance of taking Scotland independent from Britain, its defining purpose, in 15 years. The SNP has driven the campaigns first for a referendum and then

As analysts and politicians pore over the implications of the new anti-terror measures announced by David Cameron on Monday, a columnist in London’s Times newspaper has called them “bungled” and said they simply look like “an attempt merely to grab