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By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada will return to Jordan voluntarily when the Jordanian parliament ratifies a deal with Britain that ensures he will receive a fair trial, the cleric's lawyer told a London court on Friday. Abu Qatada's pledge is a victory for the British government after nearly eight [...]
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Van Rompuy tells Britain: leaving EU “not free”
Posted by admin on February 28th, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Europe's most powerful officials cautioned Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday that leaving the European Union could cost Britain dear and that the bloc's other leaders do not want to renegotiate Europe's founding treaties. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Britain had a chance to play a leading role [...]
Van Rompuy tells Britain: leaving EU “not free”
Posted by admin on February 28th, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Europe's most powerful officials cautioned Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday that leaving the European Union could cost Britain dear and that the bloc's other leaders do not want to renegotiate Europe's founding treaties. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said Britain had a chance to play a leading role [...]
Moody’s strips Britain of triple-A rating in major blow to Osborne
Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2013
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain suffered its first ever sovereign ratings downgrade from a major agency on Friday when Moody's stripped the country of its coveted top-notch triple-A rating, dealing a major blow to finance minister George Osborne. Moody's said weak prospects for British economic growth, which have thrown the government's deficit reduction strategy off [...]
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No Comments »Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours
Posted by admin on February 21st, 2013
AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron says a giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal crown will not be returned. Speaking on the third and final day of a visit to India aimed at drumming up trade and investment, Cameron [...]
How to Resign Your Seat in Britain
Posted by admin on February 5th, 2013
When Chris Huhne wanted to resign his seat in the British Parliament, he had to instead be appointed to “a paid office of the Crown” which automatically disqualified him from holding a seat in the House of Commons. The Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed Huhne to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of [...]
Britain warns of specific security threat in Somalia
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government warned on Sunday of a “specific threat” to foreigners in Somalia’s breakaway enclave of Somaliland and urged its nationals to leave the country immediately. Britain’s Foreign Office gave no details of the threat in the Horn of Africa state, but highlighted in a statement the ongoing danger of “kidnapping [...]
Britain Pledges Referendum on European Union
Posted by admin on January 23rd, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron said it is “time for the British people to have their say” amid growing public discontent about the power of the European Union., the Daily Telegraph reports. Tweet This Post
Britain heading in the right direction: Cameron
Posted by admin on December 30th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain was heading in the right direction on all its major issues and could look forward to 2013 with realism and optimism. In a New Year video message, Cameron said the country had made progress on cutting its budget deficit, reforming welfare and improving school [...]
Britain eyes arms embargo changes to help Syria rebels
Posted by admin on December 6th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will seek next week to amend an arms embargo on Syria to make it easier to help opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. A Foreign Office official said the increased “practical support” that Britain envisaged would be training and non-lethal equipment. Items such as body [...]
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