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British government minister quits over clash with police

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A key member of Prime Minister David Cameron’s government quit Friday amid a simmering dispute over an incident last month in which he was accused of abusing police officers with foul language and derogatory remarks about working class people. Andrew Mitchell, who was chief whip and attended Cabinet, was accused by police of confronting them More >

Angela Merkel compares David Cameron to Muppets

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Angela Merkel thinks David Cameron and the British are the Statler and Waldorf of Europe, it was claimed yesterday. The German chancellor apparently likens the Prime Minister to the grumpy Muppets who constantly grumble from the sidelines.

The unflattering comparison, made in Germany’s respected news magazine Der Spiegel, comes as Mr Cameron faces More >

UK police lied to cover up Hillsborough tragedy

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David Cameron has admitted to Parliament that police deliberately lied in blaming Liverpool fans for the Hillsborough football tragedy of 1989 in order to cover-up the role of police incompetence in the death of 96 spectators.

After a 23-year campaign by victims’ families the Prime Minister yesterday released a report which detailed the remarkable More >

Conservative MP confirms anti-Cameron plot

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A Tory plot to oust David Cameron has been revealed when a backbench MP confirmed he was asked to consider a “stalking horse” leadership challenge against the prime minister.

Colonel Bob Stewart said he had been approached by two party colleagues before the summer recess with the proposal but that he told them to “get lost” and rejected the idea More >

Plans to reform House of Lords abandon by UK Government

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The UK coalition government is under its most acute strain since the partnership of unlikely allies was formed in 2010, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has acknowledged as he confirmed his cherished hope of reforming the House of Lords has been doomed by opposition from his own colleagues.

Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats – the junior More >

UK government proposed new law for arranged marriage

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Following the UK government proposed new law to send parents to prison if they forced their children into an arranged marriage and David Cameron’s comment that “forced marriage is abhorrent and is little more than slavery”, what will be the repercussions for especially Pakistan and Bangladesh families.

Understanding arranged marriages

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