China's top legislator cancelled a visit to Britain in anger over a meeting between Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, a source said. More »China cancels visit to UK 'over Dalai Lama meet'
China's top legislator cancelled a visit to Britain in anger over a meeting between British … More »China cancels Britain visit 'over Dalai …
LONDON (Reuters) - A Greek exit from … More »Clegg warns of Greek euro zone exit …
LONDON (Reuters) - A Greek exit from the euro zone would set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" that would be strongly felt in Britain's banking sector, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said. He warned that a possible Greek exit would not resolve the … More »Clegg warns of Greek euro zone exit "chain reaction"
Britain's recession is deeper than first thought according to revised official figures that show the non-eurozone nation's economy shrank 0.3 percent in the first quarter. More »Britain's recession deeper than expected
LONDON (Reuters) - A Greek exit from the euro zone would set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" that would be strongly felt in Britain's banking sector, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said. He warned that a possible Greek exit would not resolve … More »Nick Clegg warns of Greek euro zone exit "chain reaction"
Greek exit from the euro could set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" which would result in a "grinding slowdown in economic activity" across Europe, including the UK, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned. More »Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has issued a fresh warning about the drastic consequences of Greece leaving the euro for Britain and slammed the "piecemeal" response of EU leaders to the crisis. More »Clegg: Euro Break-Up Would Harm Britain
BERLIN (Reuters) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Thursday that data showing Britain's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter underlined the need to accelerate efforts to free up investment and credit. Britain's economy, … More »Clegg says time to shift economy up a gear
David Cameron has called for "decisive action soon" to resolve the ongoing eurozone crisis. More »No eurozone answers as crisis drifts on
A Greek withdrawal from the euro would cause "unpredictable, irrevocable damage" to the single currency that "no rational person" should advocate, Nick Clegg is expected to warn. More »Clegg: Greek euro exit damaging
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the controversial report commissioned by the Prime Minister which called for changes in the law to make it easier for businesses to sack staff. More »Clash over 'easier sacking' report
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England signalled on Wednesday it was likely to pump more money into the struggling British economy if the euro crisis causes more mayhem, and the government flagged new steps to boost growth. Evidence that both may be needed … More »Euro crisis pain primes Britain for more stimulus
The coalition government will not solve Britain's fundamental problems because of its ideological divide, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned. More »'We can't fix Britain with the Lib Dems'
A Downing Street adviser has called Business Secretary Vince Cable a "socialist" who "appears to do very little to support business". More »No 10 Adviser Attacks 'Socialist' Vince Cable
No 10 adviser Adrian Beecroft has launched a stinging attack on Vince Cable after his proposals to scrap unfair dismissal were vetoed by the Liberal Democrats. More »Beecroft stings 'socialist' Cable
The coalition is set to pour money into underwriting risky infrastructure projects such as housing in a new push to drive growth, Nick Clegg has suggested in an interview Wednesday. More »UK to spend more on infrastructure to boost growth
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at shifting its austerity programme toward a fresh emphasis on growth through state-backed investment in housing and infrastructure, Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Wednesday. Clegg said it's the … More »Clegg sounds shift from austerity to growth - FT
The coalition is preparing a significant boost in state-backed infrastructure investment in a fresh push on growth, the Deputy Prime Minister has indicated. More »Clegg: Investment move 'not plan B'
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain moved a step closer to renewing its Trident nuclear weapons system on Tuesday, awarding 350 million pounds worth of contracts to design a new generation of submarines that critics say are the result of outdated, Cold War thinking. … More »UK steps closer to renewing nuclear firepower
Nick Clegg refused to rule out becoming a peer in an unreformed House of Lords today, during deputy prime minister's questions. More »Lord Clegg? Lib Dem leader won't rule out becoming a peer
Snobbery is "hobbling our economy", Nick Clegg has claimed. More »Britain 'too snobby', Clegg warns
Inequality in modern Britain is a form of social engineering, and claims that promoting social mobility artificially skews society are nonsense, Nick Clegg is to insist. More »Clegg condemns social mobility myth
The British government has tried to bring the two sides of the eurozone debate together with separate messages to the Greek and German people on the back of a G8 meeting in the US. More »Cameron lectures Greece, Clegg lectures Germany
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, died on Sunday, his brother told AFP. More »Libyan Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies
CULDROSE, England (Reuters) - The flame for the London Olympics burned brightly on British soil on Friday after David Beckham stepped off a special flight from the Games birthplace of Greece to light a cauldron with a golden torch. More »Flame for London Games arrives in Britain
China has protested about Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to London on Monday. More »China protest at Dalai Lama meeting
A £2.4bn coalition scheme to boost England's economy has been spending up to £200,000 to create one job, auditors have revealed. More »Coalition Fund Spends £200K Creating One Job
A flagship coalition scheme to boost the economy has been spending as much as £200,000 to generate one job, according to auditors. More »Auditors query value of jobs fund
Historic legislation to reform the House of Lords is included in the Queen's Speech setting out the Government's agenda for the year ahead, despite warnings from MPs that it could tear the coalition apart. More »Stage set for Lords reform battle
A package of "family friendly" policies will feature in the Queen's Speech as the coalition Government steps up its bid to recover from a catalogue of problems and a local election mauling. More »Queen's Speech to focus on family
BASILDON, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron rallied behind his coalition with the Liberal Democrats on Tuesday, hoping to revive its fortunes after big losses in local elections, but tempting the wrath of an unruly Conservative right. Cameron … More »Cameron, Clegg relaunch coalition after losses
BASILDON, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron rallied behind his coalition with the Liberal Democrats on Tuesday, hoping to revive its fortunes after big losses in local elections, but tempting the wrath of an unruly Conservative right. Cameron … More »Cameron, Clegg relaunch coalition after losses
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is "as important and necessary" now as it was when the two parties came together in Government two years ago. More »Coalition necessary, says Cameron
Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned of a "crisis of politics" as he acknowledged that all politicians need to do more to win back people's trust. More »Miliband warns of politics 'crisis'
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to put on a show of unity after the coalition parties were handed a drubbing by voters in local elections last week. More »Cameron And Clegg Renew Coalition Vows
David Cameron and Nick Clegg delivered a rare joint speech today, as they reaffirmed their commitment to deficit reduction amid an anti-austerity mood in Europe. More »Cameron and Clegg come out fighting as Europe turns against austerity
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to reaffirm their commitment to tackling Britain's record deficit and rebuilding the shattered economy in the face of continuing turmoil in Europe. More »Cameron and Clegg to renew pledges
David Cameron has said the message from his Conservative Party's poor showing in local elections is "loud and clear" - that the Government must focus on what matters to ordinary people and deliver its promises. More »Cameron 'Gets The Message' After Election
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are expected to make embarrassing revelations about British politicians' attempts to woo Rupert Murdoch's newspapers when they appear before the Leveson Inquiry this week. More »Brooks and Coulson due at Leveson
Senior coalition figures are set to begin their fightback following dismal election results that have heaped pressure on the already-straining partnership. More »Coalition ready for votes fightback
David Cameron is facing unrest within the coalition after Conservatives and Liberal Democrats lost swathes of councillors to a resurgent Labour in elections across England, Scotland and Wales. More »PM faces unrest after poll drubbing
Prime Minister David Cameron and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt have been given the right to see Leveson Inquiry documents and witness statements in advance. More »PM and Hunt named core participants