LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron lost a parliamentary vote on the long-term European Union budget on Wednesday after members of his Conservative Party rebe lled, dealing a damaging blow to the government. In a defeat that could undermine Cameron's authority, dozens of Conservative members of parliament defied him to support a call for Britain to demand a real terms cut in the EU budget from 2014 to 2021. … Israeli ex-leaders discussing campaign to defeat Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former leaders Ehud Olmert and Tzipi Livni announced on Wednesday they were discussing a partnership that could shake up Israeli politics and lead to a joint campaign to def eat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a January election. Olmert, a centrist, was forced to quit as prime minister in 2008 over corruption charges of which he was largely acquitted. Were he to make a comeback, he is seen as possibly the most likely candidate to beat Netanyahu, the right-wing Likud party leader, who polls now predict will win re-election. … MPs to grill Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax
LONDON (Reuters) – A parliamentary committee has invited executives from Starbucks Corp, Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc to answer questions about their tax practices, which allow them to make significant sales in the UK, but pay little tax here. The Public Accounts Committee asked senior officials from the companies to address a hearing on November 5, but a spokesman said scheduling problems could mean the hearing might be held later in November. He said none of the companies had declined to attend in principle. … Indonesia scored over human rights in state visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Dozen s of protesters denounced alleged torture in Indonesia and accused Britain of putting commercial interests ahead of human rights on Wednesday on the first day of a state visit by the Indonesian president. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a lavish royal welcome for the first Indonesian state visit to Britain in more than 30 years, but activists criticized the British government for valuing commercial ties over the rights of Indonesian minorities. … London finance vacancies up 10 percent in October - report
LONDON (Reuters) – Smaller, specialist firms in the City of London are taking their pick of recruits as big investment banks lay off thousands across Europe adapting to stricter capital rules and the crisis in the euro zone. Just over 2,700 new finance-related jobs were created in London in October, head-hunters Astbury Marsden said in a report on Wednesday, 10 percent up on the previous month’s 2,490 vacancies. …
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