U.K. Foreign Office

Gordon Brown 'went for second best to spite Tories'

Gordon Brown rejected advice from Lord Mandelson to seek one of the big economic posts in the European Commission for Britain once it was clear that Tony Blair could not succeed in becoming Europe’s first president, The Times...

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Richard Ingrams’s Week: Why are so many deniers of climate change on the right?

"Never write about any matter that you do not well understand" – advice to us journalists once given by one of the very greatest, William Cobbett. In my many years as a newspaper columnist I have tried (perhaps not always...

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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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Denis MacShane: At last Britain wins a Euro-title

Listening to Justin Webb stuttering himself into silence on Today yesterday morning was a reminder of how poorly trained London-based journalists are on how Europe works. Webb was a master of Capitol Hill in Washington and...

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Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister

LONDON (Reuters) - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. "If international forces leave, you can choose a time --...

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Britons kidnapped by pirates interviewed

DAVID STRINGER November 21, 2009 - 8:04AM AP A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates have said in an interview that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon. Paul...

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UN panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown - Reuters

NECN UN panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after...

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When Hilly met Milly: The Mail imagines the political romance of the year

This week saw the start of a great political romance. It began when Hillary Clinton, 62, told Vogue magazine about a 'big crush' on David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary. 'He's vibrant, vital, attractive, smart,' she gushed. '...

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Karzai 'would fall in weeks' if Nato pulls out-Guardian UK.

First shore up your government.Illusions of setting Right the world has landed the world into a messier situations. Story: The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today...

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Italian MP Denounces Bilderberg Influence During European Parliament Meeting

Mario Borghezio, an Italian member of European Parliament, dropped a bomb shell at the EU this week. In the video below, during a session of the parliament in Brussels Borghezio questioned the nominations of Bilderberg and...

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