Trump Says He’s Unlikely To Have A Good Relationship With David Cameron

LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he was unlikely to have a good relationship with David Cameron because the British prime minister cast the U.S. presidential candidate as “divisive, stupid and wrong” for proposing a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Cameron criticised Trump in the British parliament over his call for the ban on Muslims and suggested that the New York billionaire, who is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, would unite Britain against him if he visited.

On corruption, Cameron casts the first stone

In the world of global politics, Tuesday was a tad awkward for Queen Elizabeth. Although impeccably dressed — first in a bright pink spring coat and then a blue and white floral day dress — the 90-year-old monarch found herself inadvertently embroiled in controversy, twice on the same day.

First, it was her comment in a private conversation at Buckingham Palace about the “very rude” Chinese officials who came to London last October in advance of their president’s state visit to Britain.

David Cameron’s Handling Of Panama Papers Tax Revelations ‘Morally Repugnant’

Nearly half the public believe David Cameron‘s management of his financial affairs has been “morally repugnant”, according to polling.

The Prime Minister took the unprecedented step of publishing details of his tax returns following a slew of negative headlines in the wake of the Panama Papers data leak.

But the move appears to have had limited impact on voter perceptions, with 52% believing Mr Cameron has not been “honest and open” about his finances, the ComRes poll for The Independent and Sunday Mirror found.

PMQs: David Cameron Accused Of Employing More Staff For Benefits Crackdown Than Collecting Tax

David Cameron has been accused of employing ten times as many civil servants to crackdown on benefit fraud than chasing tax avoidance.

But the Prime Minister rejected the claim by the Scottish National Party’s Angus Robertson as “bogus” during his weekly parliamentary grilling that was dominated by the fall-out from the Panama Papers.

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Robertson, the SNP’s leader in Westminster, told the Commons that 3,250 Department for Work and Pensions staff have been specifically investigating benefit fraud - while only 300 HM Revenue and Customs staff have been investigating tax evasion.

Jeremy Corbyn Slams Cameron’s £9m Pro-EU Leaflet As He Calls For ‘More Even Approach’ To Referendum Information

Jeremy Corbyn has attacked the Government for spending more than £9m of taxpayers’ cash on its pro-EU referendum leaflet.

Ahead of a big speech on Europe, the Labour leader stressed that voters wanted a “more even approach” to the information distributed ahead of the June 23 poll.

British Lawmaker Calls David Cameron ‘Dodgy,’ Is Tossed From Parliament

Ongoing fallout from the recent Panama Papers leak got one longtime British lawmaker so heated Monday he was thrown out of Parliament for the fiery words he directed at Prime Minister David Cameron.

Referencing revelations that Cameron benefitted financially from his late father’s offshore investments, which were revealed in the leak, Labour Member of Parliament Dennis Skinner dubbed Cameron “Dodgy Dave.”

David Cameron’s Tax Returns Raise Many Questions

UK Prime Minister David Cameron took the unprecedented step of releasing a summary of his tax returns from the past six years today (Apr. 10), in response to his late father being named in the so-called Panama Papers for setting up an offshore fund.

The document, prepared by the prime minister’s personal accountants, show no evidence of illegal activity. It was also revealed that Cameron received an additional £200,000 ($283,000) cash gift from his mother in 2011.

Cameron Releases Tax Records In Bid To Contain Panama Papers Fallout

British Prime Minister David Cameron took the unusual step on Sunday of publishing his tax records to try to end days of questions about his personal wealth raised by the mention of his late father’s offshore fund in the Panama Papers.

Cameron’s initial reluctance to admit that he had benefited from the fund caused a furore, compounding his problems when he faces a huge political fight to persuade Britons to vote to stay in the European Union in a June 23 referendum.

David Cameron Resignation Protest Sees Hundreds Demonstrate In London

Hundreds of demonstrators besieged the hotel where David Cameron gave a speech to the Conservative Party’s Spring Conference on Saturday.

In a bid to pressure the Prime Minister to either resign or close tax loopholes, protestors marched from Downing Street to the entrance of The Grand Connaught Rooms in London.

EU Referendum Leaflet Created To ‘Divert Attention’ From David Cameron’s Tax Affairs, Claims Labour MP

David Cameron has been accused of spending over £9m of taxpayers money on a pro-European Union leaflet in order to divert attention from questions about his tax affairs.

The government yesterday announced it would be delivering a booklet setting out the case for a ‘Remain’ vote in the June referendum to every household in the United Kingdom. The move has angered pro-Brexit campaigners.

Where does David Cameron’s money come from?

Downing Street has had a torrid week fending off questions about David Cameron’s finances in the wake of the Panama Papers leak. At first, No10 said it was a private affair – a knockback that provoked even further scrutiny of his family’s wealth and how it was earned. The prime minister now says neither he nor his family will benefit from any offshore funds now or in the future. But what of the past? Here, the Guardian sets out how the Camerons made a fortune from inherited wealth and family companies.

Edward Snowden Ridicules David Cameron For Defending ‘Private’ Matter Of Panama Papers Leak

The man hailed by some as one of personal privacy’s greatest defenders has expressed surprise at a statement made by David Cameron about the Panama Papers leaked yesterday.

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower who revealed numerous covert global surveillance programs, was shocked by the PM’s insistence that his father’s implication in the list of high-profile tax avoiders was “a private matter”.

David Cameron’s Plan To Use Navy Vessels Near Libyan Coast To Deter Migrants Labelled ‘Outrageous’

David Cameron wants to deploy Royal Navy vessels close to the coast of Libya to deter thousands of migrants from embarking on the perilous sea journey to Europe this summer in a plan that has been labelled “outrageous”.

The Prime Minister told European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels that he is extending the deployment of HMS Enterprise on anti-trafficking operations in the central Mediterranean at least until the summer. He also wants to see the mission expanded into Libyan territorial waters to enhance its deterrent effect.

Who are these contemptible hypocrites trying to block Cameron's EU deal?

David Cameron's much-vaunted "renegotiation" of Britain's EU membership terms seems to have run into a last minute snag or two. Or rather, four.

Even as he goes head to head with our EU partners at a last-ditch summit in Brussels, a leaked discussion document shows four states are likely to stand against his feeble tweaks to the Union's ground rules. However thin, weak and watery Cameron's gruel may be, even this seems too much for our EU friends to swallow.

David Cameron Accused Of 'Scaremongering' By Tory MPs Over Brexit Migrant Claim

David Cameron has been accused of "scaremongering" over claims the Calais migrant camp would be moved to Kent should the UK leave the European Union.

On Monday the Daily Telegraph reported the prime minister intends to make the case that Brexit would lead France to cancel the treaty that allows British officials to check the documents of migrants on the French side of the Channel.

David Cameron Snubs My Retrospective Student Loan Hike Open Letter

Two weeks ago I sent the Prime Minister an open letter about the disgraceful retrospective hike in student loans. Those who started university since 2012 currently repay 9% of everything earned above £21,000 - this threshold was supposed to rise annually from 2017, but the Government has now frozen it.

The impact of this is substantial. It will leave millions, including many who've already now left university, paying £1,000s more for their loans than they were told when they signed up.

Martin Lewis Accuses David Cameron Of 'Snubbing' Millions Of Students' Over Loans Hike

High profile finance expert Martin Lewis has said he has been "snubbed" by David Cameron after writing an open letter to the Prime Minister highlighting an "unfair" hike in student loans.

Lewis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert.com and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information, penned a lengthy note to Cameron explaining why the retrospective loan repayment changes were unfair - and potentially illegal.

David Cameron's Warned European Parliament A 'Serious Roadblock' To EU Renegotiation

David Cameron has been warned the European Parliament could present a "serious roadblock" to his attempts to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU

Speaking at the London School of Economics today, Martin Schulz, the parliament's president, said the prime minister's hopes for an "emergency brake" on migration would be difficult for MEPs to swallow.

Boris Johnson: 'Lot More To Do' On David Cameron's EU Deal

Boris Johnson has again burnished his Eurosceptic credentials by refusing to back David Cameron’s draft EU deal, declaring “there is a lot more to do” to get a good deal for Britain.

Speaking to reporters outside his home, the Mayor of London appeared in his trademark woolly hat to once more tweak the Prime Minister’s tail over the proposals from Brussels.

David Cameron's European Union Draft Deal: Six Things We Learned

1. THE TORY MANIFESTO REALLY ISN'T GOSPEL

The Conservative manifesto was pretty clear last year on the vexed issue of migrant benefits. It thundered: “We will insist that EU migrants who want to claim tax credits and child benefit must live here and contribute to our country for a minimum of four years”.