Cameron and the three-way shuffle

Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off two days of talks Thursday at the White House, with the British leader promising progress on the "new threat" of cyber security. 

LONDON — David Cameron made his final appearance in Parliament as Britain’s leader on Wednesday, turning the normally raucous prime minister’s questions session into a time for praise, thanks, gentle ribbing, cheers — all spiced with a sprinkle of criticism.

London (AFP) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government on Saturday after returning to power in a stunning election victory that toppled his three main rivals.

With a long-anticipated federal cabinet shuffle likely delayed after the tragic train derailment in Quebec, National Post readers will have to content themselves with the speculative guesses of Jen Gerson, who looks at MPs on their way up, or out and down. ON THE WAY UP:

The former prime minister has died just as her old foes in the trade unions are considering reprising a day of national action, writes Brian Groom

BRUSSELS – The European Union reached a landmark deal on Thursday to make the European Central Bank the bloc’s top banking supervisor, giving EU leaders greater confidence that they are gaining the upper hand over the eurozone’s debt crisis. EU finance ministers forged a deal on the single supervisor in the early hours of Thursday after marathon talks. Leaders will give their stamp of approval at a summit starting later in the day, their last of 2012, and also discuss closer fiscal ties for their troubled currency area.

By Mark Fleming-Williams of Stratfor Europe Without the Union