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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 Authorities powerless to prevent this disaster
3 Triple blow for Tories in council by-elections
4 Group branded 'extremist' challenges Cameron to debate new
5 Killer son stabbed 'witch' mother 21 times
6 Celebrity hangout shut down by vice squad
7 Iraq invasion was of questionable legitimacy, says envoy
8 Olympic judo star convicted of gun charge new
9 Woman's body found after supermarket shooting
10 Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader new
11 Attorney General Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper charged
12 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
13 Father and son jailed for life for murder
Emailed
1 Can a Muslim say happy Christmas to his friends?
2 Iraq: The inquiry cover-up that will keep us in the dark
3 Thousands of children jailed – before being found guilty
4 Neighbours not amused by developers' joke name
5 Why an ageing population is the greatest threat to society
6 Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader new
7 Top diplomat attacks Blair's Iraq decision
8 Officials knew WMD evidence was tainted
9 Killer son stabbed 'witch' mother 21 times
10 Asbestos: A shameful legacy
11 The last post: The Business Secretary says Royal Mail strike is a 'suicidal act'
12 Balls accuses Cameron over Muslim schools claim
13 Iraq invasion discussed in 2001 – but was dismissed as illegal
14 Tories' public services plan 'will save billions'
15 Hello! What's Lionel Richie doing in this Merseyside street?
Commented
1Hacker loses final appeal against extradition to US
2Johann Hari: Alan Bennett and the question of innocence
3Can a Muslim say happy Christmas to his friends?
4Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools
5Steve Richards: The real reasons why Blair went to war
6Matthew Norman: Nightmare on Palin Street, Part 2
7Shocking death toll at flagship hospital
8Johann Hari: A morally bankrupt dictatorship built by slave labour
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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