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Conservative MPs urge Cameron to delay gay marriage vote

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Members of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party urged him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage, warning it could harm his re-election bid. Conservative MPs are also preparing to defy Cameron’s plan to legalize gay marriage. Opponents of the gay marriage bill have warned the issue could weaken the party and harm Cameron’s chances of re-election in 2015. Conservative association... 

Germany tells UK not to blackmail EU

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A senior German official, and a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, has warned British Prime Minister David Cameron against blackmailing the EU by an in-out referendum on the union that could be disastrous to both London and Brussels. Chair of Germany’s European affairs committee Gunther Krichbaum, who is visiting Britain at the helm of a high-level German parliamentary delegation warned that... 

Most Britons Disagree with Foreign Aid - poll

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A new poll has found that only one in four people Britons support the coalition government’s international aid policy, with over 60 percent believing the money is being wasted, local media reported. The survey commissioned by Ipsos-Mori found that only 6 percent of people strongly disagreed with the idea that foreign aid is wasted, The Daily Telegraph reported. The survey follows a series of reports... 

EU to consider ‘all options’ to aid rebels as Syria asks for humanitarian help

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EU leaders have called on their foreign ministers to consider all options to support the Syrian opposition and put pressure on the Syrian leadership. It comes as the Syrian FM blames sanctions for the country’s humanitarian crisis, asking for UN aid. “Nothing is off the table,” British PM David Cameron warned during the recent EU summit, sending a message to President Assad and urging for an... 

UK Churches to hold gay weddings as Cameron unveils radical plans

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Gay weddings will be held in churches under radical plans to be unveiled by David Cameron, it emerged today. The Prime Minister is to defy opposition from more than 100 Tory backbenchers to back religious groups hosting same-sex weddings. He will stop short of forcing groups which are against the policy from having to hold gay weddings, but will argue that homosexual couples should have the same rights... 

United Kingdom openly supports terrorism in Syria

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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (R) meets with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron at the Royal Palace in Jeddah. British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed his government’s intentions to get more deeply involved with the civil war in Syria by supplying terrorists fighting the country’s popular government with heavy weaponry. The UK government has already been promoting bloodshed in... 

UK threatens Iran with "all options on the table" again

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Iran’s Navy successfully test-fired its first home-built medium-range anti-radar missile, Mehrab, on January 1, 2012. The British government is desperately struggling to make an impact in the Middle East and let the public know by making hollow gestures to pretend an attack on Iran, where Britain will be a major player, is imminent. British media reported on Friday that Prime Minister David Cameron... 

Scottish referendum countdown begins with Cameron visit to Salmond

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Cameron (left) faced Salmond (right) across the negotiating table table, watched by Scottish Secretary Michael Moore (second left) and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Details of Scotland’s ‘most important political decision in 300 years’ to be confirmed in Edinburgh. Scots will on Monday be given 100 weeks to make the “most important political decision in 300 years”... 

Tensions between UK and Russia soared over Syria-bound helicopters

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Britain came alarmingly close to a dangerous clash with Moscow when David Cameron was asked to consider giving an order to forcibly board a ship headed towards the English Channel carrying three Russian-made helicopters for delivery to the regime in Syria, it emerged today. Any seizure would have been carried out by members of the Special Boat Service, SBS, the only military unit authorised to performing... 

Cameron warns North Korea as it threatens to launch "Ballistic Missile"

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North Korea has issued a threat to launch a rocket into space today, a move viewed by Americans as a potential ballistic missile test. During his East Asia trip, David Cameron sternly warned North Korea against proceeding with the rocket launch, emphasizing that it would violate UN resolutions. The North Korean government insists that the rocket is intended solely for placing a satellite in orbit... 

UK PM calls for a Christian fightback over attempts to ban wearing crosses

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Strong words: Prime Minister David Cameron is backing calls for a 'Christian fightback' David Cameron has issued a rallying call for a ‘Christian fightback’ against attempts to ban the wearing of crosses and town hall prayers. The Prime Minister, who joked that he had felt like he ‘needed someone to pray for me’ during the recent rocky period for the Government, used... 

UK PM tells parliament that Iran wants to nuke London

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British Prime Minister David Cameron has joined the US and Israeli regime in their Iranophobia tirade in the build-up to a possible invasion of Iran. Cameron told the lower house of the British parliament that Iran is developing nuclear missiles capable of hitting London, British media reported. The accusations had echoes of the run-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, when then prime minister... 

Cameron offers Scotland more powers if it votes no to independence

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David Cameron has said he would consider further powers for Scotland, but only after a referendum. David Cameron made his boldest move yet in the campaign to stop Scotland voting for independence by offering the country more freedom from Westminster if it votes no in the coming referendum. Speaking to business leaders in the capital, Edinburgh, the prime minister said the referendum did not have to... 

UK Sends Nuclear Submarine to Falkland Islands

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A Britain Royal Navy submarine The UK is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands (also known as Malvinas Islands) amid growing tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed territories. According to media reports on Saturday, British Prime Minister David Cameron has personally approved the deployment of the Trafalgar-class vessel, believed to be either HMS Tireless or HMS Turbulent,... 

Somalia Next UK's Oil War Target

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Britain is apparently preparing its troops for the next oil war in Africa after Prime Minister considered Somalia as a “failed state” that has been threatening Britain’s interests and security. As the British government considered Libya’s regime change as a victory of the Nato forces, it is now looking for its next humanitarian intervention in oil-rich states in the Middle East and... 
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