Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband

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  UK's Cameron braces for Rebekah Brooks' testimony

  Prime Minister David Cameron's friendships with two suspects at the heart of Britain's phone hacking scandal will come under spotlight this week in ... 

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  Britain's Cameron: UK must stand by spending cuts

  Britain must stick to its tough austerity measures despite doubts elsewhere in Europe over the best remedy to fix the continent's stalled economies, ... 

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  London re-elects Boris Johnson as mayor

  London's comic and outspoken mayor Boris Johnson won re-election Friday, triumphing in a closer-than-expected vote to secure a second term and his ... 

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  UK's Cameron suffers electoral woe over economy

  Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party took an electoral bruising Friday, suffering widespread losses in local elections as voters punished ... 

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  UK government feels the heat on Cornish pasty tax

  The British government's intention to tax the humble Cornish pasty, a cheap pastry savory snack much beloved by workers and students, has opened a new ... 

• Hot snack tax hard to digest in Britain

  The British government's intention to tax the humble Cornish pasty, a regional savory snack much beloved by workers and students, has opened a new ... 

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  British PM hosted meals at family home for donors

  Britain's prime minister, facing new questions about party fundraising, disclosed Monday the names of major donors to his Conservative Party invited ... 

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  UK to cut top income tax rate to 45 pct

  Britain's finance minister has cut the rate of income tax for the country's wealthiest citizens but imposed a raft of measures to prevent tax ... 

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  Britain criticizes Olympic strike threat

  A threat by Britain's largest labor union to disrupt the London Olympics with strikes is "unacceptable and unpatriotic," Prime Minister David ... 

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  UK government minister slams 'militant secularism'

  When it comes to religion, British politicians tend to heed the famous advice of Tony Blair's spin doctor, Alastair Campbell — "We don't do God." In ... 

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  Topless protesters detained at Davos forum

  Three topless Ukrainian protesters were detained Saturday while trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political ... 

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  UK to grant Scotland binding independence vote

  Breaking up is supposed to be hard to do — but Britain's government confirmed Tuesday it would happily offer Scotland the powers it needs to sever ... 

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  Merriam-Webster picks 'pragmatic' as Word of Year

  When the time came for Merriam-Webster to pick its top word of 2011, its editors decided they needed to be pragmatic. So they chose ... pragmatic. 

• UK's unemployment at highest level in 17 years

  Austerity measures, prolonged economic weakness and a eurozone crisis have taken their toll on Britain's work force, with figures published Wednesday ... 

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  UK's Cameron defends London's financial industry

  British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will demand greater freedoms for London's sprawling financial industry as his price for supporting any ...