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David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum on Britain's EU membership by the end of 2017

Conservative politicians seek radical EU reform

David Cameron has been challenged by a group of Conservative Party politicians who are prepared to join a campaign backing Britain's exit from the EU unless he achieves radical changes in the bloc.

News • 07 Jun 15

David Cameron met with Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss potential changes to the European Union

Cameron: EU 'needs to change' for UK voters

David Cameron has told European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker that the EU "needs to change" to meet UK voters' concerns.

News • 26 May 15

David Cameron backs staying in the EU as long as he can secure reforms such as controlling migration

Cameron expects ups and downs in EU negotiation

British Prime Minister David Cameron has begun his campaign to persuade European leaders to make changes to the European Union before he holds a referendum to decide whether Britain should stay in or quit the bloc.

News • 22 May 15

Theresa Villiers arriving at Downing Street today following cabinet shuffle announcements

Villiers retains post of Northern Secretary

Theresa Villiers will remain as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland following last week's UK General Election. Meanwhile, the DUP have announced changes to their Cabinet team.

News • 11 May 15

Mr Kenny said he spoke to Mr Cameron and congratulated him on the general election victory of the Conservative Party

Taoiseach to discuss EU with Cameron

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that he expects to discuss Britain's relationship with the European Union during a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron before the June meeting of the European Council.

News • 11 May 15

David Cameron must now face decisions over Europe, devolution and the country's economy

The big issues on David Cameron's agenda

After being reinstalled in 10 Downing Street for a second term as Prime Minister, what are the big issues on David Cameron's plate?

Special Reports • 08 May 15

David Cameron faced questions about about his party's plans to cut welfare

Polls say Cameron topped TV election special

British Prime Minister David Cameron came out on top in a poll following the last televised set piece of the UK's general election campaign.

News • 01 May 15

Tony Blair said the 'short-term' pain of David Cameron's proposed re-negotiation has been underestimated

Blair warns over Cameron's EU referendum promise

David Cameron's plan to hold a EU membership referendum if he is re-elected would lead to an intense period of uncertainty for businesses, former British prime minister Tony Blair has said.

News • 07 Apr 15

David Cameron insisted the UK was 'immeasurably stronger' as a result of the five-year coalition government

Cameron and Miliband set out election pitches

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband set out their general election pitches in the first major television debate of the UK general election campaign.

News • 27 Mar 15

DUP representatives (from left) Jonathan Bell, Jeffrey Donaldson and Mervyn Storey at Stormont House

Budget the big issue as DUP play down deal hopes

A breakthrough in crunch talks aimed at breaking the political logjam in the North is still a long way off, the Democratic Unionists have warned.

News • 11 Dec 14

David Cameron warned that he will 'rule nothing out' if other European states turn a deaf ear to British concerns

British PM warns of EU exit over migrants

British Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined plans to curb benefits to EU migrants to the UK saying the objective is to make the immigration system fairer and to reduce the level of EU migration to Britain.

News • 28 Nov 14

Mark Reckless had defected from the Conservatives

UKIP's Reckless wins Rochester by-election

Britain's anti-EU party, UKIP, has gained its second directly-elected MP with victory over the Conservatives in the Rochester and Strood by-election.

News • 21 Nov 14

David Cameron called the union's demand for extra funds 'completely unacceptable'

Furious British PM says UK will not pay EU bill

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain will not make an additional €2.1 billion payment into this year's European Union budget.

News • 24 Oct 14

David Cameron said the UK's armed forces paid a 'very high price' for their involvement in Afghanistan

UK armed forces paid 'high price' in Afghanistan

British Prime Minister David Cameron said his country’s armed forces have paid a "very high price" for their involvement in Afghanistan.

News • 03 Oct 14

The two additional jets will have arrived by Friday

Two more British jets to join in fight against IS

Britain is to send two more fighter jets to join in strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq, bringing the total number to eight.

News • 02 Oct 14

The EU believes Apple was given an unfair advantage

Apple's Irish tax deals 'constituted State aid'

The European Commission has said that two tax arrangements agreed between Ireland and the US computer giant Apple amount to illegal State aid.

News • 01 Oct 14

A Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fighter jet takes off from the Akrotiri British RAF airbase near Limassol

British fighter jets fly across Iraq

British fighter jets flew over Iraq today in first armed role since Islamic State militants swept across large areas of Northern Iraq in June.

News • 27 Sep 14

David Cameron said there was 'no more serious an issue'

British MPs vote in favour of air strikes on IS

British MPs have voted in favour of air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

News • 26 Sep 14

David Cameron said draft laws granting Scotland new powers would be published by January

Cameron promises new powers for Scotland

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said draft laws granting Scotland new powers would be published by January.

News • 19 Sep 14

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said competition between Ireland and Scotland was a good thing

Scottish No vote at 53% - poll

A new opinion poll shows that 53% of Scots intend to vote No in the upcoming referendum on independence.

News • 12 Sep 14

Wolfgang Schaeuble is one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's closest confidants

German minister says UK EU exit 'unimaginable'

It would be "unimaginable" for Britain to leave the European Union, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said.

News • 30 Jun 14

David Cameron said the nomination of Mr Juncker as president of the EC is a 'bad day for Europe'

Cameron says Juncker choice a bad day for Europe

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker for European Commission president was "a serious mistake" that would make it harder to keep Britain inside the European Union.

News • 27 Jun 14

David Cameron appears to be losing his battle to block the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker

Cameron presses for vote on Juncker

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pressed ahead with plans to call a vote of his fellow EU leaders if the bloc seeks to push through Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission.

News • 23 Jun 14

The Red Arrows display team perform over Southsea Common at the end of a commemoration service of the D-Day landings

World leaders descend on Normandy for D-Day commemorations

Hundreds of British war veterans have joined world leaders in Normandy for a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Special Reports • 05 Jun 14

EU leaders will consider whether to back Jean-Claude Juncker tonight

Kenny gives Juncker strong backing for Euro post

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has given his strong backing to former Luxembourg prime minister Jean Claude Junker becoming the next President of the European Commission.

News • 27 May 14