Brown to find security funds
Press Review 7 July 2004
Gordon Brown will next week unveil additional spending on national security across a range of Whitehall departments.
Blair retreats on WMD claims
Press Review 7 July 2004
The prime minister has admitted that the US-led coalition "may never find" any Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
Blunkett hails progress on EU terror fight
News Article 6 July 2004
A meeting of key European home affairs ministers has agreed on the need for closer cooperation to tackle international terrorism, David Blunkett has said.
US 'not unreasonable' on Guantanamo Britons
News Article 6 July 2004
The US is not being unreasonable in its approach to the release of British detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the prime minister has said.
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Blunkett backs pan-European DNA database
News Article 5 July 2004
David Blunkett has been pressing European counterparts to push ahead with an EU-wide DNA database.
Blair confirms Iraq pull-out plans
Press Review 1 July 2004
Tony Blair has confirmed that plans for the withdrawal of coalition troops from Iraq are underway with the country's new government.
Embassies needing millions to avoid terror attacks
Press Review 30 June 2004
A Foreign Office review, which has fed into the comprehensive spending review, has warned that hundreds of millions of pounds will be required to boost security at embassies around the world.
Hoon and Blunkett quarrel over spending
Press Review 30 June 2004
David Blunkett and Geoff Hoon are locked in a dispute over how national security spending should be divided between their departments.
Archbishops slam Blair over prisoner abuse
News Article 30 June 2004
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have strongly rebuked the government over the behaviour of Western security forces in Iraq.
Goldsmith slams Guantanamo 'trials'
News Article 25 June 2004
The government's chief law officer has warned the US that it must think again on plans to conduct military tribunals on suspects held at Camp Delta.
Plans to move parliament revealed
News Article 24 June 2004
Parliament could be moved out of London in the event of a terror attack, it has been revealed.
Security plans set to close Westminster roads
Press Review 21 June 2004
Roads around parliament could be closed to traffic to prevent a lorry bomb attack, according to an official review of security.
Straw condemns Saudi terror attack
News Article 31 May 2004
As the Foreign Office warns of further attacks in Saudi Arabia, Jack Straw has condemned the terror siege which left over 20 dead.
Abu Hamza facing deportation to America
Press Review 28 May 2004
Abu Hamza al-Masri is facing the prospect of the rest of his life in jail after the United States sought his extradition on terrorism charges.
