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Britain's Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax

May 21, 2013 05:01
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and other business leaders that he expected their companies to pay their taxes in exchange for benefiting from low tax rates. Cameron's intervention came days after British lawmakers accused Google of using "smoke and mirrors" to avoid paying tax, fuelling a debate over corporate taxation that has angered the public and led to calls for a tougher approach from the government.

Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government

May 20, 2013 23:30
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship gay marriage policy is set to deepen a rift in his own party on Monday with many of his own lawmakers preparing to defy him in a sign of growing strains on his leadership and his coalition government. Up to half of Cameron's 303 lawmakers in the lower house of parliament are expected to back an amendment that the government says would sabotage its efforts to legalize gay marriage.

Britain's Cameron faces rebellion over gay marriage

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 09:30
British Prime Minister David Cameron faced new splits within his Conservative Party on Monday as a divisive bill to legalise gay marriage returned to parliament. The bill was approved by a comfortable 225-vote majority when it was last debated despite the opposition of almost half of Conservative lawmakers. But dozens of disgruntled MPs are expected to deliver a blow to Cameron's agenda by backing an amendment saying that if gay couples are allowed to marry, then heterosexual couples should also be able to have civil partnerships.

Cameron: next 5 weeks 'crucial' for US-EU trade talks

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 13:46
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that talks on the proposed US-EU free trade area could be launched by next month's Group of 8 meeting in Northern Ireland. "There is a real chance" that the process could be launched by the June 17-18 meeting, Cameron told reporters at the White House. "So the next five weeks are crucial." bur-pmh/vs

Cameron: 'no exceptions' in US-EU free trade talks

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 13:30
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that all subjects and products should be up for discussion in coming negotiations on the proposed US-EU free trade area. Speaking at the White House after talks with US President Barack Obama, Cameron said there is a "real chance" that the negotiations could be launched in earnest by next month's Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

Britain's Cameron brings family for Germany talks

April 12, 2013 05:15
British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Germany on Friday to press for reforms of the EU, but in an unusual move Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited him and family to stay at her official residence. Cameron, who cut short a trip to Spain and France on Monday after the death of former premier Margaret Thatcher, will be accompanied by his wife Samantha and their three children, his Downing Street office said.

Cameron to meet EU leaders to push reform plan

April 7, 2013 20:44
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to overcome opposition to his plan to claw back power from Brussels when he meets the leaders of Germany, France and Spain this week for talks on Britain's future in the European Union. Cameron infuriated European allies in January when he said he would try to renegotiate terms of Britain's EU membership and ask voters in a referendum if they wanted to stay in the bloc.

British PM says welfare system has 'lost its way'

April 7, 2013 00:15
Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday that Britain's welfare system had "lost its way" and become a "lifestyle choice", amid a raging debate on government cutbacks to state handouts. Cameron's Conservative-Liberal coalition government, trying to rein in the national budget deficit, is bringing in a series of changes to the system this month -- in the face of bitter opposition from the Labour Party.

British PM restricts welfare rights for migrants

March 25, 2013 12:01
Prime Minister David Cameron announced a fresh clampdown on immigration to Britain on Monday with plans to restrict migrants' rights to unemployment, health and housing benefits. Cameron acknowledged the contribution made by generations of hard-working immigrants, but warned Britain had for too long been regarded as a "soft touch". Under the plans, migrants will have their unemployment benefits stopped after six months if they have no prospect of finding work and non-Europeans may face charges for healthcare.

New poll confirms rise of British anti-EU party

March 17, 2013 00:45
A new poll out Sunday confirmed a surge in support for Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, as Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives fell further behind the Labour opposition. Right-wingers UKIP hit 17 percent -- a record high in a ComRes poll -- in the survey conducted for The Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror newspapers. The poll put centre-left Labour on 37 percent, the centre-right Conservatives on 28 percent and the Liberal Democrats -- their centrist partners in the governing coalition -- on just nine percent.
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