Cameron: Labour Has Lost Mandate

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. The warmth culminated in a standing ovation for Cameron, 49, who is leaving office after voters rejected his advice and decided to leave the European Union. He will now formally tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II later in the day and hand over to his successor, Theresa May. ``I will miss the roar of the crowd.

London (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled his new cabinet on Monday after an unexpected election victory that gave his Conservative party an outright majority in parliament for the first time in nearly 20 years.

LONDON — Having won a shock majority in Thursday’s general election, British Prime Minister David Cameron began his second term Friday facing two challenges. The Conservative leader must find a new political formula for Scotland that is at least partially acceptable to separatists who won almost every seat there or risk becoming the prime minister who presided over the breakup of the United Kingdom.

LONDON (AP) — Could Britain give up the Bomb?

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives won a surprise and decisive victory in Britain's general election on Friday, which redrew the political map and could redefine the country's future in Europe. Pre-election forecasts of a close contest with the opposition Labour party turned out to be wide of the mark, after Cameron won a majority in the House of Commons and five more years in Downing Street.

Britain has got used to political parties winning back-to-back elections. In fact, the last time one of the two major parties in British politics failed to win re-election at least once was the Conservative government of Ted Heath, which lost out to Labour in the 1974 election.

LONDON — The head of the U.K. Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned Monday as party leader, arguing that he’s achieved his political ambition of having Britain leave the European Union. Farage was instrumental in the campaign to have Britain leave the trading bloc, championing the issue of immigration. A criticized campaign poster featuring thousands of migrants massed at the border alongside the words “Breaking Point,” typified fears that fueled some Brits’ decision to vote for a British exit, or Brexit.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes, a stunning defeat for a government which had seemed days away from joining the U.S. in possible attacks to punish Bashar Assad’s regime over an alleged chemical weapons attack.