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British PM wants stronger guarantees from Pfizer

British PM wants more commitments from Pfizer

British Prime Minister David Cameron has demanded that US drugmaker Pfizer give stronger guarantees it will keep jobs and investment in Britain in order to secure his government's blessing for a takeover of AstraZeneca.

Business • 07 May 14

Lots of couples got married as the clock struck midnight

First same-sex marriages in England and Wales

The first same-sex marriages have taken place in England and Wales after gay marriage became legal there at midnight.

News • 30 Jan 17

David Cameron and Enda Kenny discussed a range of issues

Leaders say Irish-British relations 'never better'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and British Prime Minister David Cameron have said relations between Ireland and the UK have never been better.

News • 11 Mar 14

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has a 'selfie' taken with Fabian Bohan-Taghian outside the town hall in Manchester

Taoiseach in Manchester for first day of UK visit

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has travelled to Britain for a round of engagements, including a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron tomorrow.

News • 10 Mar 14

Groundwater levels are expected to keep rising in many places

British PM pledges funds to firms hit by floods

British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a £10 million package of support for businesses hit by the floods.

News • 17 Feb 14

A house near Moorland in Somerset, where owner Sam Notaro has built his own flood defences

Cameron pledges to help British flood victims

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is "very sorry" for the suffering caused by the extreme weather afflicting large swathes of Britain.

News • 14 Feb 14

People wade through deep floodwater outside a home in Wraysbury, west of London

Cameron vows to ensure UK recovers from floods

British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted his government was in for the "long haul" to ensure the UK recovers from devastating weather.

News • 11 Feb 14

David Cameron was speaking at the Olympic Park in London

Cameron calls for Scotland to remain in UK

British Prime Minister David Cameron evoked his own family's Scottish heritage as he set out an economic, political, cultural and emotional case for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom.

News • 07 Feb 14

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and British Prime Minister David Cameron visit Wytschaete Military Cemetery

Kenny & Cameron make 'poignant' visit to WWI sites

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described his visit, alongside the British Prime Minister David Cameron, to a series of Irish and British World War I memorials in Flanders as "poignant and powerful".

News • 19 Dec 13

David Cameron and Barack Obama posed for the picture with Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Obama and Cameron criticised for memorial 'selfie'

Barack Obama and David Cameron have been criticised after they were caught posing for a mobile phone "selfie" at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.

News • 10 Dec 13

David Cameron said there is deep concern about how many people may come to Britain from Bulgaria and Romania

Cameron plans migrant benefit crackdown

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to stop new arrivals from the EU getting out-of-work benefits for three months as he seeks to allay fears over easing controls on Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants.

News • 27 Nov 13

Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott (C) and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) lead other heads of state from the Commonwealth after posing for an official portrait photograph

Sri Lanka under scrutiny as summit begins

Leaders of the Commonwealth of mostly former British colonies have gathered in Colombo for a biennial summit.

News • 15 Nov 13

David Cameron made no apology for being a salesman for Northern Ireland during his speech to delegates

Belfast a safe, secure place to invest - Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said companies from all over the world believe that Northern Ireland is a safe and secure place, and want to invest there.

News • 11 Oct 13

Gibraltar has long been a source of tension between Spain and Britain

Britain considers legal action on Gibraltar checks

Britain may take legal action against Spain over tighter border controls at its contested overseas territory Gibraltar.

News • 12 Aug 13

Spain is also considering closing airspace to planes heading for the airport in Gibraltar

Concern over possible Gibraltar restrictions

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is "seriously concerned" by reports that Spain may introduce fees at the border with Gibraltar and close its airspace to planes.

News • 05 Aug 13

David Cameron with James Wharton, who tabled the bill

Tories back Cameron's EU referendum pledge

Prime Minister David Cameron's attempt to make a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally-binding passed its first hurdle when his Conservative Party won a vote on the issue in parliament.

News • 05 Jul 13

Lloyds share price at highest level in over two years

Shares in Lloyds hit government break-even price

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose above the level which the UK government regards as its break-even price following its £20.5 billion rescue of the bank.

Business • 17 May 13

David Cameron said only his party was offering the public a choice on Europe

Tories outline proposed EU referendum wording

Britain’s Conservative Party today unveiled the question which will be posed in a referendum on Britain's future in Europe if David Cameron wins the next general election.

News • 14 May 13

David Cameron said everything, including difficult issues, should be on the table

Cameron wants all sectors covered by EU-US FTA

David Cameron has said a proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and United States should cover all sectors, drawing a contrast with France, which wants to leave out sensitive cultural industries.

Business • 13 May 13

John Kerry made his comments to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Rome

US - Assad cannot be part of a new Syrian govt

The US still believes that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be part of a transitional government in the country, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

News • 09 May 13

Margaret Thatcher died on Monday at the age of 87

Cameron leads praise for Margaret Thatcher

UK parliamentarians are paying tribute to Margaret Thatcher ahead of the former prime minister's funeral next week.

News • 10 Apr 13

The mood was festive as islanders lined up in the cold to vote in the capital Stanley

Falklands votes overwhelmingly to remain British

Residents of the Falkland Islands have voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum over sovereignty.

News • 12 Mar 13

Enda Kenny said Frankfurt and Brussels compounded Ireland's debt errors

Kenny, Cameron agree to more economic cooperation

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and British Prime Minister David Cameron have agreed to step up co-operation between the two economies.

News • 11 Mar 13

The UK is responsible for 40% of the EU's financial services

Cameron says bonus cap a 'national issue'

British Prime Minister David Cameron said EU plans to impose a cap on bankers' bonuses put his country's national interests at stake.

Business • 06 Mar 13

David Cameron said his party would campaign for the 2015 election on a promise to renegotiate terms of Britain's EU membership

Kenny says British EU exit would be ‘catastrophic’

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said it would be a catastrophe for the EU if Britain were to leave.

News • 24 Jan 13