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Met commissioner denies cover up over Menezes shooting
Ian Blair denies cover up

Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has denied there was any cover up of the shooting dead by police of Jean Charles de Menezes. His comments came as the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) revealed that its inquiry into the death had been delayed by initial resistance from police. But in an interview with BBC… Read more »

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Defence minister says troops will stay in Iraq for as long as is necessary
Troops in Iraq ‘as long as required’

Britain will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Iraqis until they establish democracy in their country, John Reid said today. The defence secretary insisted the determination of the multinational coalition in Iraq to ‘get the job done’ held strong despite the increasing number of attacks by insurgents. He said there had never been the intention to… Read more »