Geoff Hoon

Fortunes of war: Iraq? Never did me any harm

Tony Blair No weapons of mass destruction, thousands dead, yet Mr Blair won a fourth term in 2005. He resigned in 2007, becoming the UN's Middle East envoy and adviser to J P Morgan and Zurich Financial Services. He now...

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Floods spread across front pages

Dramatic images from the deluged towns of Cumbria make most front pages. The most widely used picture shows emergency crews carrying an elderly woman over a wall and into an inflatable dinghy. Alongside it, the Times has the...

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New foreign policy chief at EU was fourth in line for job

By James Kirkup and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Saturday November 21 2009 high representative for foreign affairs on Thursday despite having never held elected office and her lack of foreign policy experience. British and...

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Gordon Brown accused of taking 'wrong' EU job

Gordon Brown has been accused of putting Britain's economic interest at risk by accepting the "wrong" European Union job. By James Kirkup and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Baroness Ashton Photo: JEFF GILBERT Critics said he had...

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Brown abandons Blair to snatch Europe's second prize

Philip Webster, Political Editor, and David Charter in Brussels A Belgian federalist and a former chairwoman of Hertfordshire Health Authority were ushered into Europe’s two grandest jobs last night as it stumbled on to the...

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Van Rompuy-Ashton appointment: The EU has opted for the quiet life

After a turbulent 500 years it is understandable – I sometimes feel like putting my feet up too – but it is a mistake It's not true that last night's appointments at the EU's Brussels conclave are without historic precedence....

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Letters: Causes of Falluja's birth defects

You are to be congratulated for bringing to public notice the possible causes of birth defects and cancers among infants in Falluja ( Report , 14 November). You mention radiation poisoning, but not depleted uranium munitions....

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Chancellor and senior MPs face election challenge from Independents

Senior politicians embroiled in the MPs expenses scandal are being targeted by a group of independent candidates at the next general election. Martin Bell is coaching a group of independent candidates Photo: ANDREW STUART The...

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Man thanks Government

Shocked civil servants were at a loss today as to what to make of a phone call from a service user who apparently had no complaint to make. A member of helpline staff at the DVLA took the call yesterday afternoon from an office...

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Internal Documents Reveal UK Officials Misled Parliament On Armenian Genocide

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS REVEAL UK OFFICIALS MISLED PARLIAMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE By Harut Sassounian The California Courier Nov 6, 2009 A prominent legal expert, Mr. Geoffrey Robertson, exposed this week the false and inaccurate...

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