Tuesday, 09, Feb 2010 03:52

Ballot for Brown Iraq appearance

A ballot will be held to decide which members of the public can attend the prime minister's appearance at the Iraq inquiry.

Gordon Brown will face the inquiry in early March

Straw on defensive over Iraq legal advice

Jack Straw has denied misrepresenting Britain's position on the legality of invading Iraq to US leaders in the run-up to the 2003 invasion.

Jack Straw faces second day of questioning on Iraq

Sanctions possible after Iranian nuclear announcement

The Foreign Office has called Iran's decision to begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel from tomorrow "deeply worrying".

Ahmadinejad announces nuclear step-up

Casualty warning before Afghan offensive

Families of British soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been told to brace themselves to expect casualties as an offensive against the Taliban is launched.

Casualties expected in Afghan offensive

Anti-semitism 'on the rise'

Gordon Brown has called last year's highest levels of anti-semitism on record "deeply troubling".

The Gaza conflict appears to be behind the surge in anti-semitic attacks

Top brass face MoD cuts

Admirals, generals and air marshals are among senior staff at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) who can expect their marching orders in the coming strategic defence review.

General Sir David Richards, head of the Army

Defence's 'hard choices' lie ahead

Fundamental questions about Britain's involvement in Afghanistan and the make-up of the nation's armed forces have been raised by today's defence green paper.

Decision time at the MoD


Analysis

PMQs sketch: Brown in retreat

David Cameron deployed the overwhelming force of his backbenchers to rout Gordon Brown in this week's prime minister's questions.

A bad PMQs for Labour's commander-in-chief

Analysis: Britain's diminished capabilities

The Ministry of Defence seems as overwhelmed by the challenges to come as it has by those of the last decade.

The armed force memorial

Comment: It's time to cancel Haiti's debt

Millions of dollars of aid has been pledged, but Haiti's future remains unclear as the weight of foreign debt remains.

Hannah Redmond works for a leading development charity

Blair's Iraq session: Key points

Several key points emerged from Tony Blair's day-long testimony to the Iraq inquiry. politics.co.uk looks at what we learned.

Blair inquiry session: Key points

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