What are Tory ministers up to in Sudan?
by James Watkins The arid, sun drenched lands of southern Sudan may seem a long way from the corridors of Whitehall. But the actions of British ministers are raising eyebrows – and have led to real...
View ArticleCarry on up the Suez: gutless and incompetent Tories bring shame on us all
by Jonathan Todd The epoch changing events in the Middle East, lest we forget, were precipitated by Tarek el-Tayyib Mohamed Ben Bouazizi. Just over a month later, Karim Medhat Ennarah, an Egyptian...
View ArticleWill Hague ride off into the sunset?
by Kevin Meagher Poor old William Hague. There’s no shortage of people on this side of the aisle who have a soft spot for our favourite failed Tory leader. He’s self-deprecating, quick-witted and only...
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Hague out, Mitchell in? David Cameron today publicly backed William Hague over his handling of the Libya crisis after Labour leader Ed Miliband branded the Foreign Secretary incompetent. The Prime...
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Coalition could field candidates at the next election The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are to change the law to allow them to put up joint candidates using a single emblem on the ballot paper,...
View ArticleThe prime minister’s human shield – William Hague – is going nowhere.
by Jamie Reed As speculation intensifies in westminster-media circles about the future of foreign secretary, William Hague, a reality check is called for. For now, at least, William Hague is...
View ArticleHague’s retreat from ten years of blood, toil and money in Afghanistan
by Khalid Mahmood The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, believes he has come up with the groundbreaking policy to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan. He now argues that we can negotiate a settlement...
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Hague’s Libyan gamble Mr Hague, the foreign secretary, who on Wednesday expelled the remaining staff of the Libyan embassy as Britain granted political recognition to the country’s opposition, said...
View ArticleWilliam Hague moves to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and rehabilitate Robert Mugabe
by Pete Bowyer The EU Foreign Affairs Council has just announced its decision on Zimbabwean sanctions in a press communique from Brussels this afternoon. It is worse than campaigners could possibly...
View ArticleBack to earth Milifans. Labour’s on track to get just 10 more seats than...
by Samuel Dale Ed Miliband is having a party. He’s running rings around Boris Johnson, hobnobbing with Russell Brand and joking about the Boston Red Sox. He is ready. He’s packing his bags for Downing...
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