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'Iraq invasion was of questionable legitimacy'
Friday, 27 November 2009
The invasion of Iraq was of "questionable legitimacy", Britain's ambassador to the United Nations at the time of the war said today.
Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools
Friday, 27 November 2009
Richard Garner explains how the Tory leader's attack on the Government has unravelled
Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader new
Friday, 27 November 2009
Lord Pearson of Rannoch will take over from Nigel Farage, who has been in charge for three years.
Group branded 'extremist' challenges Cameron to debate new
Friday, 27 November 2009
A controversial religious group at the centre of a political row today challenged Conservative leader David Cameron to join it in a public debate.
Gordon Brown proposes £10 billion fund to fight climate change
Friday, 27 November 2009
Gordon Brown proposed a new global fund today to "kickstart" the Copenhagen climate change process and encourage poorer countries to start cutting greenhouse gas emissions immediately.
Triple blow for Tories in council by-elections
Friday, 27 November 2009
Liberal Democrats dealt a heavy blow to Tories in the latest council by-elections, taking three seats off them.
Afghanistan 'needs political solution'
Friday, 27 November 2009
The struggle in Afghanistan will not be won by military means alone, Gordon Brown admitted last night as he warned that it must be accompanied by a political solution.
Tories' public services plan 'will save billions'
Friday, 27 November 2009
Conservatives propose to transform public sector with payment-by-results scheme
Attorney General's former housekeeper charged
Friday, 27 November 2009
Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper was today charged with a string of immigration offences.
MPs are us: visiting Parliament reveals a very human mix of personalities and behaviours
Friday, 27 November 2009
We’ve seen the headlines, read the comment threads, heard the conversations in the pubs and over the dinner table: MPs are not like us, they are not good people.
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1 Strictly Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle arrested over 'assault'
2 Hacker has two more chances to stop extradition to US new
3 Group branded 'extremist' challenges Cameron to debate new
4 Olympic judo star convicted of gun charge new
5 Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader new
6 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
7 Triple blow for Tories in council by-elections
8 Iraq invasion was of questionable legitimacy, says envoy
9 Authorities powerless to prevent this disaster
10 Thousands of children jailed – before being found guilty
11 Celebrity hangout shut down by vice squad
12 Killer son stabbed 'witch' mother 21 times
13 Pair to stand trial over postman dog attack new
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1 Olympic judo star convicted of gun charge new
2 Thousands of children jailed – before being found guilty
3 Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader new
4 Iraq invasion discussed in 2001 – but was dismissed as illegal
5 Meet Britain's richest family
6 The Big Question: How can we end the crisis in Britain's overcrowded prisons?
7 Group branded 'extremist' challenges Cameron to debate new
8 Minor British Institutions: Fisherman's Friends
9 Mega-mall: Is this the future of shopping?
10 Government vows to regulate banks
11 Iraq: The inquiry cover-up that will keep us in the dark
12 Neighbours not amused by developers' joke name
13 Shoe maestro Louboutin sees red as rivals 'mimic' signature sole
Commented
1Hacker loses final appeal against extradition to US
2Johann Hari: Alan Bennett and the question of innocence
3Johann Hari: A morally bankrupt dictatorship built by slave labour
4Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools
5Steve Richards: The real reasons why Blair went to war
6Shocking death toll at flagship hospital
7Can a Muslim say happy Christmas to his friends?
8Matthew Norman: Nightmare on Palin Street, Part 2
Columnist Comments
• Steve Richards: The real reasons why Blair went to war
To him, the domestic calculations pointed overwhelmingly in one direction
• Terence Blacker: Planting trees is a facile option
A sapling stuck into a pot is presented as a private little planet saver
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