Downing Street

Independent Downing Street 'Stuck In A Rut', Says Insider

The Independent | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK Politics

Conservative MPs are clamouring for a shake-up of the Downing Street machine to enable David Cameron to "get a grip" after two months of mistakes and ...

Cameron Expected To Raise Death Of British Businessman With China

PA | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

Prime Minister David Cameron is "likely" to raise the death of British businessman Neil Heywood when he meets a senior Chinese Communist Party officia...

Rich 'Wipe Out' Income Tax Through Charity Donations

PA | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Politics

Some of the wealthiest people in the country are donating to charities which "don't do a great deal of charitable work" in order to "wipe out" their i...

Cameron Faces Calls For Independent Inquiry

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron today faced demands for an independent inquiry into "cash for access" allegations after he confirmed he had hosted private meals at Down...

Cameron Publishes Details Of Private Dinners With Tory Donors

Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has published details of dinners in Downing Street in which donors who gave more than £50,000 to the Tory party were present. The de...

Cameron Under Pressure To Reveal Tory Donor Details

Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron is refusing to publish a full list of people he has entertained in his Downing Street flat, arguing that the details are private. Yes...

FULL TEXT: Peter Cruddas Resigns

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Politics

Peter Cruddas, co-treasurer of the Conservative party, has resigned after being exposed offering access to Downing Street, government policy process a...

Tory Treasurer Quits After Pimping Out The PM

PA/The Huffington Post | HuffPost UK Staff | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Politics

Conservative Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas has resigned after being filmed apparently offering access to Prime Minister David Cameron in return for...

Cameron's Appointment In The Fox-Werritty Aftermath Questioned

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron's decision to appoint a former civil servant as his indpendent adviser on the ministerial code in the wake of the Liam Fox resignation a...

The White House Now Realises the UK is an Indispensable Ally

Chris McCarthy | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK Politics
Chris McCarthy

America and Britain's close working partnership has endured despite cool, and sometimes frosty, relations between our premiers.

No. 10: We'll Stick To The Course Despite Kandahar Massacre

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.05.2012 | UK Politics

The UK is "sticking to its course" in Afghanistan amid warnings British troops could be killed in reprisal attacks for the killing of 16 civilians by ...

Cameron's Director Of Strategy Steve Hilton To Leave No.10

Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron's director of strategy Steve Hilton is to leave Downing Street for a year in order to teach in California, it has been announced. Acc...

Downing Street Twigs to Bercow's Fig Idea

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 24.02.2012 | UK Politics

Downing Street has backed Commons Speaker John Bercow over calls to end the £30,000-a-year cost to the taxpayer of renting 12 fig trees to decorate a...

'Why Can't Cameron Admit He Got It Wrong?'

PA | Posted 18.02.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron should find the humility to admit his party's proposals to reform England's NHS are wrong, Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. ...

PM Calls Summit On NHS Reforms.. But Are The Critics Invited?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron is to convene a meeting of healthcare professionals on Monday to discuss the implementation of the government's controversial NHS reform...

Early Repayment Penalty For Student Loans Ditched

PA | Posted 16.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Plans to impose penalties on students who pay off university loans early are being ditched, the government is expected to announce next week. Minis...

In Pictures: Larry The Downing Street Cat's First Year In Office

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK Comedy

So, Larry - or to give him his full name, Larry the cat - is celebrating his first year at Number 10 Downing Street. Celebrating it with balloons, it ...

Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, Celebrates One Year In No.10

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK Politics

Happy anniversary to Larry the Downing Street cat, who has now been attempting to chase vermin out of No.10 for a year. The Cameron's adopted Larry...

NHS Changes Are 'Breaking Our Hearts', Union Tells Downing St

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK Politics

Unison has staged a one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day stunt, urging the government not to break their hearts by "breaking the NHS", in a photo opportunity...

Andrew Lansley Won't Be Taken Outside And Shot, Pledges No. 10

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Politics

Downing Street insisted today that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley continues to enjoy David Cameron's "full support" in the face of mounting criticis...

Russia And China's Syria Veto 'Inexcusable' Downing St Says

Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Politics

Downing Street has condemned Russia and China for vetoing a UN resolution on Syria as violence continues to escalate, saying their position is "incomp...

Cameron Faces Backbench Backlash

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 31.01.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has said he will take "legal action" if EU institutions are misused by the countries who signed up to the fiscal treaty he vetoed last m...

Britain Calls On Russia Not To Block UN Resolution On Syria

Posted 30.01.2012 | UK Politics

Russia should not block the UN's efforts to pass a resolution denouncing Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Downing Street said on Monday. In a stern w...

Britain Ready To Increase Contribution To IMF To More Than $40bn

Posted 18.01.2012 | UK Politics

George Osborne is prepared to face down Tory backbenchers in order to increase Britain's contribution to the International Monetary Fund, Downing Stre...

WATCH: Down He Goves!

Posted 16.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

As Michael Gove briskly trots along the pavement, clutching official-looking documents he fails to notice a rather slippery spot on the pavement. T...