Anglican Church sets its sights on predatory lenders
But the Church of England initiative to drive payday lenders out of business is drawing scrutiny to its own investments.
But the Church of England initiative to drive payday lenders out of business is drawing scrutiny to its own investments.
The US has long relied on UK military support in foreign campaigns. But can that last much longer?
The killing of a British soldier last month by professed Muslim extremists has given new life to the anti-Islam EDL. But experts say the group’s rejuvenation will only go so far.
Prime Minister David Cameron’s right flank is being exposed by a surging United Kingdom Independent Party demanding lower taxes — and a British withdrawal from the European Union.
Tragedies in Bangladesh, including a deadly fire last night in Dhaka, have given new momentum to British campaigns to improve conditions at foreign factories that supply domestic retailers.
During his visit to India, the UK prime minister paid his condolences to the hundreds of civilians killed at Amritsar by British troops, but he did not make an official apology.
More than 100 Conservative MPs voted against the gay marriage bill backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, but support from Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs carried the vote.
Britain’s prime minister declared himself in favor of an up-or-down referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union.
Some Conservatives are pushing for greater ties with the British Commonwealth, which includes Canada and India.
The debate in Parliament, which today passed a measure to temporarily cap most welfare benefits, is part of a larger debate in Europe over how to handle welfare amid the debt crisis.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg, the leaders of Britain’s two-party coalition government, are at odds over the changes to Britain’s press regulation system recommended by Lord Leveson.
The BBC’s director general has resigned after a two part scandal at the British Broadcasting Corporation – one of which wrongly implicated a member of Britain’s Conservative Party as a child molester.
Philip Hammond said that Europe needs to take greater responsibility for its own security and be ready to act abroad. But NATO will have to become more efficient first, he warned.
Rocked by accusations it sat on an investigation alleging that former star presenter Jimmy Savile was a serial sexual offender, the BBC is seeing close scrutiny of its much-valued independence.
British Conservative leader David Cameron’s cabinet changes are not expected to threaten the coalition’s stability, but some Liberal Democrats are wary of its policy implications.
Britain’s Conservative Party wants to kickstart the economy and provide more routes to China. But Prime Minister Cameron’s own coalition partners — and many environmentalists — are pushing back.
New data show Britain’s tax receipts down and government borrowing up in July, prompting criticism that Cameron’s Conservative government is doing ‘too little, too slowly’ to engineer an economic recovery.