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According to recently de-classified documents from Downing Street, three months prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, Jonathan Powell, then Chief of Staff for PM Tony Blair, announced that there was little likelihood that the US would unilaterally invade. The documents revealed that Powell also said there was no question of the UK joining the [...]
(Read More)14th May 10
Former Labour Minister Stephen Timms stabbed
by Paul Russell
MP Stephen Timms, former minister for the Labour Party, has been stabbed twice in the stomach by a woman while at a constituency event in East London. Mr Timms, 54, was taken to Royal London Hospital after the incident and will remain overnight in order for doctors to examine the extent of his wounds. A hospital spokesperson said [...]
(Read More)5th Apr 10
Burnt toast sends firefighters to the Blair’s house
by Harry Oldfield
Firefighters were set out to the house of former-prime minister Tony Blair after their burnt toast set off a smoke detector. A spokesman for Mr Blair said that firefighters had already arrived before they could be told it was a false alarm. Four trucks were sent to the 17th Century building in Wotton Underwood when [...]
(Read More)11th Jan 10
Support for Labour rises
by Adam Richards
Support for the Labour party has risen slightly over the past month in spite of an attempt to a failed leadership challenge to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week, according to an opinion poll. The poll by ICM revealed that support for Labour was one percentage point higher than a month ago at 30 [...]
(Read More)7th Jan 10
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for leadership ballot
by Harry Oldfield
Two ex ministers yesterday called for a ballot on whether British PM Gordon Brown should remain leader of the Labour party, pointing out his vulnerable months prior to a general election. Brown has been faced with repeated rumours of a threat to his leadership, since taking over from former PM Tony Blair in 2007, but [...]
(Read More)15th Oct 09
Tesco boss slams Labour’s education policies
by Katie Naylor
Tesco boss and Gordon Brown’s adviser have launched a devastating attack on the woefully low state of Britain’s schools. Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive and former key education adviser to Prime Minister Brown has alleged that the Government has been excessively meddling with schools, leaving teachers distracted from their main task of passing knowledge onto [...]
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