Oppositions
British Prime Minister Apologizes for Tourette’s Comments – Voice of America
David Cameron made the comment about Ed Balls, the opposition’s shadow chancellor, in an interview in a British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph. Balls’ gestures and comments have become a fixture of the prime minister’s weekly grilling in the House of … Continue reading
Cameron promises shareholder vetos on executive pay – ABC Online
Mr Cable is due to publish results of a wide-ranging consultation this month. Mr Cameron’s pledge came after growing calls from the main opposition Labour party to crack down on exorbitant pay packages as families are forced to tighten their … Continue reading
David Cameron apologises for Ed Balls Tourette’s syndrome jibe – Daily Telegraph
When asked about the Opposition, he said Ed Miliband had his “sympathy” because it was a “miserable job”, but criticised the shadow chancellor. “He just annoys me,” Mr Cameron said of Mr Balls — whose gestures and comments aimed at … Continue reading
David Cameron apologises for Ed Balls Tourette’s jibe – Daily Telegraph
When asked about the Opposition, he said Ed Miliband had his “sympathy” because it was a “miserable job”, but criticised the shadow chancellor. “He just annoys me,” Mr Cameron said of Mr Balls — whose gestures and comments aimed at … Continue reading
British PM David Cameron vows crackdown on executive pay – Times of India
He is due to publish results of a wide-ranging consultation this month. Cameron’s pledge came after growing calls from the main opposition Labour party to crack down on exorbitant pay packages as families are forced to tighten their belts amid … Continue reading
Cameron says EU-wide financial tax would harm Europe – Bangkok Post
Cameron said countries such as France pushing for the introduction … “The government headed by (my predecessor Silvio) Berlusconi had voiced its opposition at the EU level, I however have expressed the Italian government’s openness on that issue …
Cameron vows to curb executive pay, apologizes for disability slur – Monsters and Critics
But Cameron was also forced to apologize for a slur, where he had described a member of the Labour opposition as like someone with Tourette’s Syndrome – an inherited neurological condition. Although the prime minister was referring to the way … Continue reading
Cameron says EU-wide financial tax would harm Europe – MSN Philippines News
Cameron said countries such as France pushing for the introduction … “The government headed by (my predecessor Silvio) Berlusconi had voiced its opposition at the EU level, I however have expressed the Italian government’s openness on that …
UK leaves door open for cash to IMF – Financial Times
Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, led his party’s opposition last July, saying the eurozone needed to do more to help itself first. Mr Cameron accused Mr Balls of opportunism in siding with Tory eurosceptic MPs; the government won the vote by … Continue reading
Cameron sorry for Tourette’s jibe at opposition lawmaker – Straits Times
LONDON (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to apologise after telling a Sunday newspaper that a senior Labour lawmaker’s heckling was ‘like having someone with Tourette’s sitting opposite you.’ His comment about Mr Ed Balls …