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Do you want to eat salami for breakfast with your egg and bacon?

David Cameron's tantric Euro-sausage moment.

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Bulgarian politician's lucky escape: Gun misfires at point blank range in apparent assassination attempt

Footage captured the moment the gunman pulled the trigger - and the gun misfired

A Bulgarian party leader is recovering after facing every politician's worst nightmare: a man pointing a gun to his head from point blank range.

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Cameron promises game-changing EU speech next month

Many in his party will hope the PMs speech will upset Barroso

The prime minister has confirmed that he will be making his much anticipated speech about Europe in the middle of January.

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'Leaving the EU would damage us' Ukip chairman admits

Members might leave if Britain leaves Europe

Britain leaving the European Union could be damaging to Ukip's political fortunes, party chairman Steve Crowther has admitted.

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Podcast: Ukip – here to stay?

Europe has divided Conservatives for decades

After decades on the fringes Ukip is starting to trouble the established parties – especially the Conservatives.

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The Week in Review: Tories are their own worst enemy

Keep smiling: Cameron among his worst enemies.

The EU budget, Trident, wind farms, Michael Hesaltine: When the Tories aren't fighting themselves they're losing to someone else.

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The Political Week Online: A multiple of divisions

The Tory rebellion was "this big"

The government faced rebellions and splits all over the shop.

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Boris: Give Nobel peace prize to Thatcher instead

Johnson continues to enjoy the limelight

The Nobel committee should have given the peace prize to Margaret Thatcher instead of the EU, Boris Johnson said today.

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May's surprise attack: UK to opt out of 130 EU laws

May also want to leave the European Human Rights Act

Theresa May has announced a plan for the UK to opt out of 130 EU measures on law and order, in a surprising development which will be greeted with glee by many Tory backbenchers.

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Banned Gay Pride event criticised

The banning of the event has been condemned by outsiders

The decision to ban this year's Belgrade Gay Pride march has been condemned by Europe minister David Lidington.

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Glenis Willmott speech in full

Willmott is an MEP for the East Midlands constituency

Read Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party Glenis Willmott MEP on politics.co.uk

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Comment: Ryder Cup shows we're stronger together

Europe has a shared history says Petros Fassoulas

As the Ryder Cup tees off today, golfers from different nations will all be competing as one Europe, and will be better for it.

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Farage mulls Tory/Ukip ceasefire ahead of election

Farage is due on stage at 11.45

There is still a distinct chance that Ukip and the Conservatives could strike a deal before the next election, according to Nigel Farage.

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Miliband and Hollande 'turning tide against austerity'

Francois Hollande enjoys better relations with Britain's leader of the opposition than its PM

Francois Hollande is seeking a "different way" through Europe's economic troubles, Ed Miliband has said after meeting with the French president.

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Comment: Europe's new secrecy plan

Ian Dunt: 'It is a tyranny, albeit one of tedium and officialdom rather than violence.'

European officials are trying to stop you finding out what goes on in the EU.

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Barroso: These are exceptional measures for exceptional times

Barroso: These are exceptional measures for exceptional times

European commission president José Manuel Barroso responds to the new Greek rescue package agreed at the European summit last night.

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Major warns leaving EU would be 'dangerous mistake'

Sir John Major warns that leaving the EU would be a "dangerous mistake"

Former Conservative party leader Sir John Major has warned it "would be a dangerous mistake" for Britain to leave the EU, just days after 81 Tory MPs rebelled against the government over the issue.

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Comment: The EU is not a walking disaster

Edward McMillan-Scott is Vice-President of the European Parliament for democracy and human rights.

I cannot deny that the public mood is eurosceptic. But it is also ill-informed.

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Comment: Cameron has declared war on his own party

Cameron is in danger of losing grassroots support

David Cameron has made a fatal error in enforcing a three-line whip on David Nuttall's EU referendum motion.

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Analysis: Most politicians are wary of handing power to the people

Cameron is facing possible rebellion from within his own party

Cameron has been trying too hard to have it both ways on Europe.

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Call for action over growing extremist threat

Letting extremist parties in might be more effective

A new generation of extremist far-right supporters could emerge if mainstream parties do not unite against them, a thinktank has warned.

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Clegg lectures French on debt

Nick Clegg has made a number of high profile overseas trips, including to Brazil last month

The eurozone's success is "essential" to the UK's chances of prosperity, Nick Clegg told French business leaders on Friday.

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Foreign Office stands up to EU foreign policy chief

Baroness Cathy Ashton has asked for the largest EU budget hike. Photo: www.politicalpictures.co.uk

Foreign Office ministers are on the offensive against EU foreign policy chief Cathy Ashton's bid to win more influence.

Ukip in crisis as leading MEP defects to Tories

Back to the blue? David Campbell Bannerman rejoins the Tory party.

Ukip was in crisis today as one of its leading MEPs and former deputy leader defected to the Conservatives.

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