Eurosceptics running protection racket in Tory party, says Lord Mandelson
Mandelson says anti-EU Tories are threatening to 'burn down the house' unless David Cameron caves in to their demands READ MORE
Martin Corey detention to be challenged in European court
Lawyers are to challenge the detention of an Irish republican from Lurgan, County Armagh, in the European court. READ MORE
Millions Of Pounds Worth Of Military Equipment May Not Return From Afghanistan
More than 40% of Britain's Afghan military equipment may not return to the UK, according to Government exit strategy plans. READ MORE
British EU membership referendum 'dangerous', French FM warns Cameron
Britain cannot have a Europe à la carte, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned on the day that UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised a referendum on European Union (EU) membership if his Conservative Party is reelected to office. READ MORE
The Russian embassy responds to the Guardian
After the Guardian reported on the Kremlin's dealings with the Conservative Friends of Russia group, the Russian embassy issued this response and challenged us to run it in full. Here it is READ MORE
UK and Europe: For better, not for worse
The UK grows increasingly euro-sceptic, vetoing the Banking Union, threatening the EU's long-term budget and promising a referendum on membership. However, a EurActiv ranking of the "40 most influential Britons on current EU policy-making" underlines British influence on European issues. Complementing a federal eurozone, Britain may opt for a 'focused membership’ centred on a better regulated single market, write Christophe Leclercq and Sharon Leclercq-Spooner. READ MORE
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Britain's Conservatives are rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin's wealthy oligarchs. READ MORE
Arrest of Maxim Bakiyev raises concerns over his activities in the United Kingdom
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Documents in an ongoing insider trading prosecution in the US appear to allege that Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former president of Kyrgyzstan who now resides in the United Kingdom, has been using a US$45 million Latvian bank account for insider trading deals on the stock exchanges of the US, the UK and elsewhere. This, along with the recent arrest of Maxim Bakiyev in London in relation to this case, raises concerns regarding his activities in the United Kingdom. READ MORE
We can't allow Germany and France to run our defence industry
With BAE Systems and EADS locked in frantic negotiations to save their proposed £28 billion merger, the key issue for the British government comes down to one simple question: are we about to surrender control of Britain's largest defence contractor to the French and Germans? READ MORE
Back the EU or risk isolation, Poland warns UK
Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski has called on Britain to abandon its «false consciousness» of euroscepticism and take the lead in EU decision-making. READ MORE
