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UK warns Sri Lanka on abuses before Commonwealth summit

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there would be "consequences" for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November.Full story

Britain considers tough Australia-style border controls

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is considering introducing much tougher border controls and may oblige visitors from "high-risk" countries to hand over a returnable cash bond to deter them from overstaying their visas, its deputy prime minister said on Friday. Full story

UK deputy PM pressured in vote, anti-EU party surges

EASTLEIGH, England (Reuters) - Residents of an English town that hardly anyone outside Britain has heard of cast their votes on Thursday in an election that could help determine the political fate of the country's deputy prime minister and, ultimately, its government. Full story

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Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton, southern England March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, delivers his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, delivers his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, delivers his keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton, southern England March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, and new Eastleigh MP Mike Thornton, wave at the close Clegg's keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, and new Eastleigh MP Mike Thornton, wave at the close Clegg's keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg , and new Eastleigh MP Mike Thornton, wave at the close Clegg's keynote speech at the party's spring conference in Brighton, southern England March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)