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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters(Updates with result of votes) * Cameron personally backed gay marriage bill * But bill has angered many of his own lawmakers * Infighting puts PM's leadership under strain * Two-party coalition increasingly divided By Andrew Osborn LONDON, May 20...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Parties and Movements
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Cameron 'losing control' as rift with party core widens
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed...Tags: Immigration, Parliament, Same-Sex Marriage, David Cameron, Parties and Movements
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Cameron "losing control" as rift with party core widens
Reuters* Cameron, grassroots at odds over Europe, gay marriage * Conservative grassroots accused of being "mad" * Cameron hints could end coalition early By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control...Tags: Immigration, Parliament, Same-Sex Marriage, BBC, Margaret Thatcher
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Britain's Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron ordered rebellious lawmakers on Thursday to back his plan for a law guaranteeing a vote on Britain's European Union membership as he sought shore up his party, his leadership and the coalition. Conservative...Tags: Nick Clegg, Crime, Law and Justice, Parliament, David Cameron, Parties and Movements
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UK's Cameron survives humbling parliamentary revolt over EU
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parliament, David Cameron, Parties and Movements, Voting
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Moldova names PM nominee as leaders try to end crisis
ReutersCHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's president nominated Iurie Leanca on Wednesday to become prime minister to lead the country out of a political crisis that has paralyzed legislation and drawn criticism from Brussels. Leanca, who has been acting prime...Tags: Chisinau (Moldova), National Government, European Union, Parliament, Moldova
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Britain's Cameron faces parliamentary revolt over Europe
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faces a humiliating challenge to his authority on Wednesday when scores of rebels in his ruling party will attack him in parliament over his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. In a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parliament, David Cameron, Parties and Movements, Margaret Thatcher
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Amazon UK pays $3.7 million tax on $6.5 billion sales
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 billion (4 billion pounds), prompting criticism from lawmakers and competitors. Amazon.co.uk Ltd added in its...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Starbucks Corp., Parliament, Amazon.com Inc., David Cameron
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Britain's Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe
ReutersLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faced questions about his leadership on Tuesday after he bowed to pressure from inside the ruling Conservative Party to bring forward draft legislation enforcing a referendum on Britain's European...Tags: Polls, Crime, Law and Justice, David Cameron, Parties and Movements, Margaret Thatcher
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Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservatives will unveil a draft bill on Tuesday that could make Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally binding. In a political gamble aimed at...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parliament, David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher, Government
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British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...
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British PM Cameron moves to quell party revolt over Europe
Reuters* Cameron has promised to alter UK's EU membership terms * Has said he will try to hold a membership vote by end-2017 * Some lawmakers want him to enshrine the promise in law now By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister...Tags: United Kingdom, European Union, International Organizations, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson
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