Analysis: Lisbon treaty U-turn haunts Cameron’s Europe long game

David Cameron’s frustrating Europe speech obfuscation can be traced back to his other big crisis on the issue: abandoning the Tories’ “cast-iron guarantee” over the Lisbon treaty referendum.
The week in review: The omniterrible coalition

‘Omnishambles’ is sooo last year, so this week we’re offering your choice of words. Omnimess, omnimuddle, omnifiasco all seem to fit the bill for 2013.
PMQs verdict: A midterm shambles – but Cameron keeps grinning

The fact MPs were sitting down and stationary for the first prime minister’s questions is not going to stop this writer claiming they all had a spring in their step.
Midterm review sketch: Empty document fails to hide coalition tensions

Whereas the Rose Garden was charming and novel, we have now grown familiar with the tedious, forced bonhomie which now prevails between David Cameron and Nick Clegg in their coalition government’s midterm review press conference.
Two more years? Cameron and Clegg reload the coalition

A wave of new reforms and a renewed commitment to coalition government form the backbone of David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s midterm review, unveiled this afternoon.
Cameron: I want power until 2020

David Cameron wants to remain in Downing Street until at least 2020, he has confirmed.
Cameron’s exit strategy analysis: 2020 or bust?

A dignified exit is vital to a prime minister’s legacy, and getting it wrong can be devastating.
Analysis: Opportunity knocks for statesman Cameron

At first glance, 2013’s G8 presidency and the chance for an EU-US trade deal offers a fresh opportunity for David Cameron to show off his statesmanlike qualities. In reality, British diplomacy is up to its grubby old tricks once again.
Cameron the statesman hopes to bring EU and US together with transatlantic trade deal

Britain will attempt to achieve a major diplomatic coup by fostering talks towards an EU-US trade agreement in 2013, David Cameron has revealed.
Cameron insists Britain making ‘progress’ into 2013

Britain is “on the right track”, David Cameron has insisted in his new year’s message.