Poorer poll rating piles pressure on UK Conservatives

Categories: World| Feb 28, 2010

* Poll shows ruling Labour could remain largest party * Cameron says party has "a fight on its hands" (Updates with latest poll, reaction) BRIGHTON, England, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labour could remain the largest party in parliament after an ...Read More

Poll fears stalk Conservative spring conference

Categories: World| Feb 28, 2010

Poll fears stalk Conservative spring conference David Cameron arrives in Brighton for the start of the conference In the Conservative conference hotel in Brighton they have plastered their "Year for Change" slogan over mirrors, framed pictures and walls. They have even branded the stairs with their message. But ...Read More

Tory adviser masterminded Sri Lankan general's presidential bid

Categories: Top Stories, World| Jan 26, 2010

James McGrath, who has worked for David Cameron, Boris Johnson, the London mayor, and George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, was in Gen Fonseka’s campaign war-room last night compiling reports of intimidation by supporters of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and advising on ...Read More

UK Tories say they'll be more careful about committing troops abroad

Categories: Politics| Jan 15, 2010

LONDON - The leader of Britain's Conservatives said Friday that if elected he would be far more cautious than his predecessors in deciding to deploy British troops abroad. Britain's military has been strained by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, interventions ...Read More

Cameron condemns 'naked' corruption in Afghan election

Categories: Top Stories, World| Sep 9, 2009

David Cameron has condemned the "naked" corruption on display in last month's Afghan elections. The Conservative leader went much further than Gordon Brown, who in a letter released today said the Afghan poll marked "an important step" in the country's democratic ...Read More

MP's rations remark 'offensive'

Categories: U.K.| Aug 12, 2009

A Conservative MP, who was secretly recorded saying politicians have had to "live on rations" after the expenses row, has come in for renewed criticism. Ex-sleaze watchdog Sir Alistair Graham said front-bencher Alan Duncan's comments could be seen as offensive by ...Read More

Lord Mandelson may have to find himself a new pupil - sketch

Categories: U.K.| Jun 25, 2009

With merciless clarity, David Cameron reminded us what Mr Brown told the House last week — “Capital expenditure will grow until the year of the Olympics” — and went on: “The Government’s own figures show that is just not the ...Read More

Brown 'plans to quit before next election to avoid humiliating defeat'

Categories: U.K.| Jun 20, 2009

Gordon Brown may agree to step down as Prime Minister before the next General Election to avoid a humiliating defeat by David Cameron, according to Labour sources. The possibility of Mr Brown quitting to give a new leader the chance of ...Read More

Gordon Brown: David Cameron's cuts will make the recession worse

Categories: U.K.| Jun 14, 2009

This week, the new Cabinet met and immediately got down to business: cleaning up politics, helping families and businesses through the recession, continuing our investment in public services and getting them up to scratch. But this was also the week when ...Read More

Tories 'stupid' to leave EPP bloc

Categories: U.K.| Jun 11, 2009

The Tories' plan to leave the European Parliament's main centre-right group is "stupid", an ex-Tory MEP has said. Leader David Cameron has vowed to take his MEPs out the European People's Party (EPP), saying its federalist views are against Tory ...Read More