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British Prime Minister David Cameron has performed a U-turn and ruled out holding a European Union membership referendum on May 5, 2016, a shift to placate some of his own lawmakers who were opposed to it being held on the same day as local elections. 

British would face a "clamour" for a new Scottish independence referendum if it votes to leave the EU, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned June 2.

British Queen Elizabeth II announced on Wednesday that the planned referendum on the UK's continued membership to the EU will take place before the end of 2017.

The referendum is one of the points on the government programme of the Conservatives, who were reelected to power with an overall majority after the general elections on May 7.

Melissa Reid of England stayed on course for a second title at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open on May 19, sitting atop the standings with 11 under par, one stroke ahead of her Scottish rival Pamela Pretswell.

Reid finished round three played at the Carya Golf Club in Belek in the scorching conditions one over par.

A comedy club owner, an ex-motorcycle expedition leader and a politics student are just some of the 56 new Scottish nationalist MPs set to be sworn in at Britain's parliament this week.
 

After winning an absolute majority in the general elections on Thursday, David Cameron reaffirmed on Friday the holding of a referendum on the UK's membership to the European Union (EU).

Following his reelection, Cameron committed himself to leading a government for "one nation" and making "Great Britain greater"

The Scottish National Party (SNP) won a landslide in Scotland on May 8, destroying the Labour party north of the border in a historic leap forward which could increase pressure for a fresh referendum on independence.

The nationalists won 56 of 59 parliamentary seats in Scotland in the May 7 general election, final results showed, up from just six at the last vote in 2010.

With more than half of the results of Thursday's UK general election now in, David Cameron's Tories appear set to have won 329 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, according to a BBC forecast.

The result would allow Cameron to ditch his Liberal Democrat coalition partner of the past five years and govern alone, Bloomberg said in its coverage of the news.

Scottish party has "historic success" in British election

LONDON -- Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon has said that voters in Scotland lost trust in the Labor Party, and "want to an end to austerity."

Her party, according to preliminary results for the British general election, won almost all seats in Scotland.

Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course May 8 for a surprise victory in Britain's general election which could redefine the country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts.