Israel lashes out at UK as Hague lands for trip

By Ian Dunt Israel has postponed “strategic dialogue” with the UK over security issues, just as William Hague arrives in the country. The decision was a result of moves to arrest leading Israeli politicians during trips to the UK. It appears the announcement was timed to humiliate the foreign secretary just as he arrives in […]

Chicago attack: Air freight ban extended

By Peter Wozniak Britain is extending its ban on unaccompanied freight to Somalia as well as Yemen from midnight tonight in response to the bomb plot over the weekend, the home secretary has confirmed. Theresa May made her statement to the Commons this afternoon, where she confirmed the explosive device found at East Midlands airport […]

Air freight security review pledged

By Alex Stevenson The government is to review its approach to cargo security for air freight, home secretary Theresa May announced. It follows prime minister David Cameron’s confirmation yesterday that explosives found on a plane which stopped at East Midlands airport had the destructive potential to bring down an aircraft. Britain has banned all planes […]

Blair ‘called back to Chilcot Inquiry’

By politics.co.uk staff Tony Blair may be called back to appear before the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war, it has been suggested. Media outlets and reporters who have been covering the inquiry suggested today that the former prime minister may be about to be called back, although there has been no official confirmation from […]

Clegg hints at investigation of Iraq leak

By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has suggested an investigation into British military behaviour could take place following the Wikileaks release of thousands of confidential documents. The deputy prime minister, who was a passionate opponent of the Iraq war, refused to explicitly demand an investigation but said the allegations should be “looked at”. “You can argue […]

David Kelly’s death: Files show ‘heavy bloodstaining’

By Alex Stevenson The initial post-mortem report into weapons inspector David Kelly’s death has been released by the government, contradicting suggestions there was little blood visible where his body was recovered. Pathologist Nicholas Hunt’s report described “heavy bloodstaining” over the left arm, where “at least five incised wounds” were identified. The publication is likely to […]

British hostage ‘may have been killed by US grenade’

By Ian Dunt The British aid worker who died during a rescue attempt in Afghanistan last week may have been killed by US forces, it was revealed today. Following a telephone call with US General Petraeus this morning, David Cameron told a Downing Street press conference that Linda Norgrove may have died as the result […]

Cameron: Americans not to blame for hostage death

By politics.co.uk staff The death of a British hostage in Afghanistan during a rescue attempt by US troops was not their fault, the prime minister has insisted. Linda Norgrove was kidnapped on September 26th. She was killed when the hostage takers detonated the explosive vest they had stripped to her as American troops tried to […]

Miliband ‘not a friend of Israel’

By politics.co.uk staff The Jewish community have reportedly offered a mixed reaction to the election of Ed Miliband to the Labour leadership. The Jewish Telegraph, based in the North of England, expressed a lukewarm image of Mr Miliband, who is from a Jewish background. Its leading article argued that he had “nailed his colours to […]

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