Because it is preordained that the EU will not offer any politically significant concessions, Cameron has set the UK on the road to exit.

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Brogan also took the 1000cc Superstock honours, where Relentless TAS Suzuki's Cameron Donald took a highly creditable third place, Manx road racer Conor Cummins was sixth, Alistair Seeley seventh and Uel Duncan runner Gary Johnson eighth.

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David Cameron told the BBC he understood people's "frustrations" about the road, which links the East coast to the M1 and M6.

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Former defence secretary Liam Fox urged Mr Cameron to make an "unambiguous declaration" that Britain will not continue down the road of "ever-closer union" and to put a new deal on Europe to a referendum.

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Prime Minister David Cameron, meanwhile, has suggested that private money be used to improve England's road network.

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In March, the prime minister David Cameron called for an "urgent" increase in private investment to improve England's road network.

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Acknowledging Libya faces major security challenges, Mr Cameron told the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson the country was on a "long, painful, hard road to a genuine, secure and stable democracy".

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