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DAVID CAMERON

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
Brexit leaves U.S. secessionists hankering for 'Texit'
Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2016
Britain votes to leave EU in historic vote that threatens bloc's future
Britain voted to quit the European Union in a historic vote, with the ballot count Friday plunging the bloc into uncharted waters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2016
Following Brexit referendum, Cameron says he will resign by October
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2016
Just say no to leaving the EU
The Brexit campaign bases its appeal on emotion rather than reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 23, 2016
Much to lose, little or nil to gain in 'Brexit,' says Japan Inc.
Should the United Kingdom leave or remain in the European Union? With the world's fifth-largest economy set to make a historic decision about its future next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support for the U.K. to stay in the political and economic club of 28 countries during his Europe tour...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2016
Good relationship with Britain's Cameron unlikely: Donald Trump
Donald Trump has said he is unlikely to have a good relationship with David Cameron because the British prime minister cast the U.S. presidential candidate as "divisive, stupid and wrong" for proposing a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2016
Countries pledge to fight graft by revealing who owns companies
Countries from Britain to Afghanistan pledged on Thursday to set up public registers of company ownership in a collective effort to make it harder to launder the proceeds of corruption around the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016
Britain's Labour suffers losses in regional election
Britain's Labour Party suffered losses on Friday in regional and local elections, especially in Scotland, but waited to see if it would, as expected, capture the big prize of London mayor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2016
Should Britain leave the EU?
If British voters are to make the right choice about remaining in the EU, they will have to cut through the hyperbolic claims being made by leaders on both sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2016
Obama urges 'friend' U.K. to stay in EU but Brexit camp tells him to 'butt out'
U.S. President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on Friday for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership had magnified Britain's place in the world and made the bloc stronger and more outward looking.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2016
Scottish National Party head says Scotland should hold new referendum if forced out of EU
Scotland should have the right to hold a new referendum on independence if the country is taken out of the European Union "against our will," Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
Closing the tax loopholes
The British government needs to take more effective measures to deal with anonymous shell companies and to control tax havens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Cameron may be clean, but that isn't the point
Revelations that British Prime Minister David Cameron benefited from shares in a Panama-based fund have undermined the honest-broker image he was seeking ahead of the 'Brexit' referendum.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2016
Panama Papers fallout claims Iceland leader
Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign, his party said on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm that have shone a spotlight on the finances of an array of politicians and public figures worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2016
With eye on Downing Street, Boris bets all on 'Brexit'
With one hand in his suit pocket and the other mussing his signature blond hair, Boris Johnson on Sunday took the riskiest gamble of his career: to oppose Prime Minister David Cameron by campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2015
The folly of a British 'Brexit'
A British exit from the European Union would have dire consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2015
French jets pound Islamic State targets in Iraq; Britain offers Cyprus base
French jets from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base on Cyprus to hit the militants behind the Paris attacks.
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2015
Britain's new 'special relationship'?
Britain is coming under fire around the world for turning a blind eye to China's human rights abuses in return for a more lucrative economic partnership.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015
Cost to replace, maintain U.K. nuclear deterrent raises eyebrows amid austerity push
The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach £167 billion ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations based on official figures.

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