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MPs debate tax credits amid Tory fears
2015-10-20 15:46:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Conservative MPs continue to voice their doubts about proposed cuts to tax credits as a Commons debate on the issue begins.
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United Kingdom: Tory energy policy is 'taking Britain backwards', says former energy secretary
2015-07-26 01:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Ed Davey, the former energy secretary, has accused the Government of taking Britain backwards over energy security after the Green Deal for home insulation and solar subsidies was shelved last week. Freed from the shackles of coalition government and taking full advantage of Labours disarray, the Conservatives sneaked out a number of policies that had been held back by their Liberal Democrat partners for the past five years. This included scrapping funding for the Green Deal Financing Company,...
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United Kingdom: Cameron promises Heathrow decision by Christmas amid Tory civil war
2015-07-01 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron will resolve his dilemma on whether to back a third runway at Heathrow by the end of the year, but faces the prospect of cabinet resignations and having to rely on Labour support if the government decides in favour. The prime minister said on Wednesday that he had yet to study the recommendations of the Davies commission, which strongly backed expansion at Heathrow. The decision is particularly difficult for Cameron because he has previously said there would be no ifs, no buts about...
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Tory plans to block online porn could breach EU law
2015-05-26 18:44:52| Wireless - Topix.net
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron sits on the floor as he joins students for "An Hour of Coding" at Number 10 Downing Street in London Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to automatically block online pornography may soon be made illegal under EU law, a leaked memo has revealed. Cameron proposes to introduce legislation forcing internet service providers to enact filters which block adult material by default unless customers " opt-out " - a scheme critics have described as censorship.
CBI drops former Diageo CEO due to Tory links
2015-05-01 13:56:22| Beverages - Topix.net
The Confederation of British Industry will not appoint former Diageo boss Paul Walsh as its president because of his links to the Conservative party. Walsh, who was favourite to take the job leading the British industry body, was a signatory to a Conservative party letter published in The Telegraph that praised the party and said if Labour took power it would "threaten jobs".
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