Party Leaders Fall Over At Tax Hurdle
23 November 2009 07:47
...of economic sparring between the three main party leaders at the CBI annual conference earlier today. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg had the ideal platform to outline their own 'routes to growth' (the title of the conference) for Britain's flagging...
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Thatcher Arrives At No.10 To See Portrait
23 November 2009 01:56
...Baroness Thatcher is invited to a private reception being hosted by Gordon Brown, attended by Conservative leader David Cameron. Mr Brown is believed to have offered Lady Thatcher the honour of an official portrait in Downing Street when she visited him for...
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Party Leaders Pitch To Business Leaders
23 November 2009 11:48
...the Conservatives, who think it is important to get stuck into spending cuts straight away. Mr Strauss-Kahn spoke first " David Cameron will say that this is a false argument, however. "It is not a choice between bringing down the deficit on one hand and trying...
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Economic Recovery Will Be 'Somewhat Subdued'
23 November 2009 10:56
...pattern - stable and getting better but still highly vulnerable." He was speaking ahead of the Prime Minister, Tory leader David Cameron and Nick Clegg , the Lib Dem leader. The leaders will speak back-to-back Sky's political correspondent Joey Jones said:...
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Shadow leaders shy away from David Cameron’s Tory radical
24 November 2009 10:29
...Tory leadership has distanced from a new think-tank being launched by David Cameron tomorrow to develop new Conservative policies. Mr Cameronâs aides insisted the Tory leaderâs appearance alongside Phillip Blond did not mean that he embraced the former theology...
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David Cameron says first Tory Budget would ‘go for growth’
22 November 2009 10:55
...Cameron will shift tone on the economy and echo the Prime Minister by promising to âgo for growthâ in the first Budget under a Tory government. The Conservative leader will strike a more optimistic note than of late when he addresses business leaders at the...
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Gordon Brown and David Cameron apologise for Remembrance 'offence'
22 November 2009 03:55
...Brown and David Cameron apologised after it was suggested that they had competed for photo opportunities at this year's Service of Remembrance, it was revealed today. The leaders said sorry after the Dean of Westminster Abbey rebuked them for their behaviour...
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David Cameron Picture Gallery
27 October 2009 01:09
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron arrives for a press conference at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelyhood of ex Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new European president.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Conservative party leader, David Cameron, and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Theresa May, arrive for a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Conservative party leader, David Cameron, and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Theresa May, arrive for a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Leader of the Conservative party David Cameron delivers a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Theresa May, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, listens as Leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron delivers a a press briefing at St Stephan's Club on October 27, 2009 in London, England. Questions focused on the EU ratification and the likelihood of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the new EU President.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) chats to staff during a visit to the flood emergency services control centre at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (C) chats to residents during a visit to the flood ravaged town of Cockermouth on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Party leader David Cameron (R) presents the 11th Duke of Marlborourgh with an environmental award at Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (C) chats to members of the emergency services at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters which is controlling operations across the county during flooding on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) is escorted by Assistant Commander John Moorcroft during a visit to the flood emergency services control centre at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) chats to Assistant Commander John Moorcroft during a visit to the flood emergency services control centre at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron (R) plants a 'heritage tree', watched by John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. The tree was earlier presented to the current 11th Duke of Marlborough to mark Blenheim Palace's continued commitment to conservation and the environment. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron plants a 'heritage tree' in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. The tree was earlier presented to the current 11th Duke of Marlborough to mark Blenheim Palace's continued commitment to conservation and the environment. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (2nd Left) chats to residents during a visit to the flood ravaged town of Cockermouth on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron uses his mobile phone on the platform at Euston Station, before getting a train to Chester for a visit to Airbus in North Wales on November 6, 2009 in London, England.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron (3rd L) presents John Spencer-Chruchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough with a Green Tourism award, beside Penelope, Viscountess Cobham (L) John Williams (3rd R), Andrea Green (2nd R) and Her Excellency Fu Ying, Chinese Ambassador to the UK, at Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme(GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron (R) plants a 'heritage tree', watched by John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. The tree was earlier presented to the current 11th Duke of Marlborough to mark Blenheim Palace's continued commitment to conservation and the environment. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) chats to members of the emergency services at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters which is controlling operations across the county during flooding on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron chats to members of the emergency services at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters which is controlling operations across the county during flooding on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) chats to Assistant Commander John Moorcroft during a visit to the flood emergency services control centre at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron also chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron MP plants a 'heritage tree', watched by Her Excellency Fu Ying, Chinese Ambassador to the UK, in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England. The tree was earlier presented to the current 11th Duke of Marlborough to mark Blenheim Palace's continued commitment to conservation and the environment. Blenheim Palace has become the 2000th member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the UK's national sustainable tourism certification scheme.
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COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (L) chats to residents during a visit to the flood ravaged town of Cockermouth on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England. Mr Cameron chatted to residents during his visit and saw some of the devastation caused by the recent flooding. Cumbria is bracing itself for more rain in the next 24hrs with 15 flood warnings remaining in place.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during a press conference in central London, on November 4, 2009. British opposition leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, outlined a new policy on Europe Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a 'cast-iron guarantee' to hold a national vote on the European Union's reform treaty after the Czech Republic gave it the green light Tuesday. It will now come into force on December 1.
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: President of the Republic of India Prathibha Devi Singh Patil meets Conservative party leader David Cameron after the ceremonial start of her State Visit on October 27, 2009 in Windsor, England. The President will stay at Windsor Castle as a guest of the Queen from October 27 -29.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: (L) Lord Peter Mandelson watches, Conservative Party leader David Cameron (C) prepare to lay a wreath along with Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg (2R)and former PM Tony Blair (R) during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
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British Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg (L), Conservative party leader David Cameron (C) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand with their wreaths during the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, London, on November 8, 2009. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to lead the annual Remembrance Sunday service and parade in central London, paying tribute to the thousands of men and women who died in world conflicts. The event, before the simple white marble Cenotaph, marks the sacrifice of British and Commonwealth soldiers.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP and Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron walk through the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament during the State opening of Parliament, on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England. The Confederation of British Industry's conference, entitled 'Routes to Recovery', brings together leading politicians and business experts to discuss ways to deliver economic growth.
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NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) In this handout provided by the Conservative Party,, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron checks his speech in his Wesminster office with William Hague ahead of making a speech on Europe on November 4, 2009 in London.
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British Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) stand with their wreaths during the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, London on November 8, 2009. Services are held across the country to remember servicemen and women who have been killed in past and current conflicts. British public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attends a service to Mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, United Kingdom.
