Cameron clean-up plan won't stop dirty money, say critics

David Cameron's plans to crack down on "dirty money" being used to buy UK property have been criticised by tax and property experts.

David Cameron accepts EU treaty change delay

David Cameron has accepted there may be no change to the EU's treaties to accommodate Britain's demands ahead of a referendum, the BBC understands.

Britain leaving EU would affect credit rating, says Moody's

A vote to leave the EU could cut the UK’s credit rating, according to the ratings agency Moody’s, which has waded into the debate with a warning about rushing the referendum.

U.K. Labour Drops Opposition to Referendum on EU Membership

The U.K. Labour Party dropped its opposition to holding a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, reversing a position it held before the general election.

EU referendum: Airbus UK chief warns Brexit would hurt jobs and investment

The head of Airbus in the UK has warned that the defence and aircraft company would reconsider its investment in the country in the event of Britain leaving the EU, saying such a move would be destructive with “enormous ramifications” for the UK’s long-term future.

EU referendum: Merkel will work with Cameron on EU – but will Tories let him?

Next on David Cameron’s agenda is Europe. And Europe is ready and waiting. Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, knows the phoney war of recent years is over.

The EU budget: who pays what?

The joint budget of the 27 members of the European Union is 129 billion euros ($165 billion) this year. It is used to subsidize the European agricultural sector, structural and regional aid, and programs in the fields of science, research and culture as well as some industries.

'UK should get out of the EU,' says former French PM

Britain should leave Europe because it is killing the European Union dream, a former French Prime Minister has said.

Don't quit Europe, businesses tell U.K.

Should Britain quit the European Union? U.K. businesses overwhelmingly say "absolutely not."

European banks to quit London if UK left EU: Goldman executive

LONDON: European banks would leave London "in very short order" if Britain voted to exit the European Union, a senior Goldman Sachs executive said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Britain's economy better off inside EU: government study

(Reuters) - The economic benefits of Britain's European Union membership outweigh the loss of independence on policy, the government said on Monday in a review that will underpin Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to renegotiate EU ties and hold a referendum.

Britain tries to stem tax dodges ahead of G8 summit

LONDON: Britain turned up the pressure on other rich economies to clamp down on secretive money flows at a summit next week by pressing its overseas tax havens into a transparency deal and announcing new disclosure rules for British firms.

British PM David Cameron urges more action on tax from UK territories

LONDON: Britain called upon its overseas territories to "get their house in order" over the sharing of tax information on Monday as the UK looks to lead a global fight against tax evasion ahead of a meeting of the world's wealthiest states.

Cameron's allies dismiss talk of leadership threat to PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Two senior members of Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative party spoke out to calm growing talk of a leadership challenge against him on Friday, days before a closely watched budget.

UK PM to deliver long-awaited EU speech this week

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to deliver his hotly anticipated speech about his plans for Britain's membership of the European Union this week, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday.

UK to announce 5 billion pounds capital investment for growth

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne will invest 5 billion pounds in schools, science and transport projects, the government said on Tuesday.

Deputy PM Clegg warns UK risks sliding to EU exit

(Reuters) - Britain faces a crisis that could end with the world's sixth largest economy leaving the European Union, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned ahead of a showdown over budget spending with other states in the 27-member bloc.

UK PM will not soften austerity despite IMF growth cut

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday he would not soften his austerity program with a "Plan B" of slower spending cuts after the International Monetary Fund downgraded its growth forecasts for Britain.

UK's Cameron says euro zone crisis far from over

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said the euro zone debt crisis was less than halfway through, and raised doubts about the future of the single currency in an interview on Sunday.

UK’s Cameron vows to block EU-wide financial tax

Britain is once again on a collision course with its EU partners France and Germany.