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David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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9 Sep, 2015

Becomes longest reining monarch

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Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch in Britain’s history by passing Queen Victoria, who served for 63 years and seven months. While inaugurating a new train route along the Scottish border, she says she had not aspired to pass Victoria and simply saw it as a logical result of having lived a long life.

I thank you all, and all of the many others at home and overseas, for your touching messages of great kindness.

Prime Minister Cameron:

Over the last 63 years, Her Majesty has been a rock of stability in a world of constant change and her selfless sense of service and duty has earned admiration not only in Britain, but right across the globe.

British legislators mark the milestone in Parliament and newspapers share special souvenir tributes to the Queen.

29 Jun, 2015

ISIS fight ‘is the struggle of our generation’

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In the aftermath of the Tunisia attack, Cameron has stated that the fight against the Islamic State is “the struggle of our generation”. He elaborated on his perspective by stating that:

I think that frankly, we are a target. They have declared war on us, they are attacking our people at home and overseas whether we like it or not… They are attacking our way of life and what we stand for. There are people in Iraq and Syria who are plotting to carry out terrible acts in Britain and elsewhere and as long as ISIL exists in those two countries we are at threat…It’s a battle of our values and our narrative against their values and their narrative. We have to get that right as well as the military end of things…We have to deal with this appalling radical narrative that’s taking over the minds of young people in our country.

Cameron says the UK must have a “full-spectrum response” to the IS threat – including continuing with air strikes. When asked if British troops were needed on the ground, he added:

Our strategy is to build up local armies. It’s much easier to just invade a country… it’s easier and faster, but that has consequences.

8 May, 2015

Pledges a ‘greater Britain’

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Cameron pledges to make Great Britain even greater after winning the 2015 general election.

We will govern as a party of one nation, one United Kingdom…That means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country, from north to south, to east to west.

Cameron Pledges to Make 'Great Britain Greater'

3 Oct, 2014

Cameron statement

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Cameron releases a statement:

The brutal murder of Alan Henning by Isil shows just how barbaric and repulsive these terrorists are. My thoughts and prayers tonight are with Alan’s wife Barbara, their children and all those who loved him. Alan had gone to Syria to help get aid to people of all faiths in their hour of need. The fact that he was taken hostage when trying to help others and now murdered demonstrates that there are no limits to the depravity of these Isil terrorists. We will do all we can to hunt down these murderers and bring them to justice.

24 Sep, 2014

‘ISIS wants to kill us’

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Cameron warns that ISIS is out to terrorize European nations. He says that the terror groups might be having objectives to carry out terror attacks on Western targets like USA and UK.

These people want to kill us – They’ve got us in their sights.

David Cameron: Isis 'wants to kill us'

15 Sep, 2014

Syrian airstrikes ‘may be illegal’

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Officials in the House of Commons Library warn that airstrikes against ISIS in Syria may be difficult to justify under international law, despite Cameron’s view that the Assad regime is illegitimate and does not need to give permission for military operations. A briefing paper prepared for Members of Parliament:

Action in Syria will be difficult to justify legally without a request for assistance from the Assad government, and it is unlikely that the West could be seen to be responding to such a request. The British Government has said that any action in Syria will comply with international law, and the most likely way to achieve this would be to claim that military action is for humanitarian purposes, using the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. This remains controversial, however, without a United Nations Security Council resolution to authorise it.

14 Sep, 2014

Condemns third beheading

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Cameron:

This is a despicable and appalling murder of an innocent aid worker. It is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to the family of David Haines who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude throughout this ordeal. We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes.

Obama:

The United States strongly condemns the barbaric murder of UK citizen David Haines by the terrorist group ISIL.