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Sir Menzies Campbell warns military covenant needs revising
Campbell calls for defence review

The military covenant needs to be reassessed in the first defence review in ten years, the Liberal Democrats say. Former leader Sir Menzies Campbell has chaired the party’s own policy study of defence issues and will present his report later today. “There’s clear evidence where the govt fails to honour its obligations, that is yet… Read more »

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Gordon brown met UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon this morning
Brown to UN: Age of irresponsibility is over

Gordon Brown has addressed the UN general assembly as part of his plans to create a new regulatory framework for the markets, calling for an end to “the age of financial irresponsibility”. The prime minister will also be meeting with president George Bush, to convince him of the need for further international market oversight. The… Read more »