Brown bids to move Britain on from Iraq
Press Review 4 January 2007
Writing in the Guardian, Gordon Brown calls for a campaign among British school pupils for all children around the world to have access to free education.
Downing Street backs Iraqi PM
News Article 3 January 2007
Number 10 has given the prime minister's backing to his Iraqi counterpart after he said he wanted to quit.
Prescott: Saddam film 'deplorable'
Press Review 3 January 2007
The deputy prime minister has described events around the execution of Saddam Hussein as "deplorable".
Year in review: November
News Article 1 January 2007
Tony Blair escaped an attempt by opposition parties to force an inquiry into the military action in Iraq, but for much of November he was occupied by the Middle East.
Year in review: May
News Article 1 January 2007
Labour's drubbing in the local elections was their worst performance since 1982 and sparked an intensification of the "civil war."
Britain 'respects' Saddam execution
News Article 30 December 2006
The foreign secretary has said the executed Saddam Hussein has been "held to account" for his crimes.
Beckett 'incorrect' on Iraq
Press Review 20 December 2006
The Guardian subjects the foreign secretary's Radio 4 Today programme interview on Iraq yesterday to a line-by-line analysis, saying her responses raised more questions than answers.
Cameron: War increased terror risk
Press Review 19 December 2006
Conservative leader David Cameron said yesterday that the invasion of Iraq had heightened the prospect of terrorism in the UK.
PM gives backing to Basra troops
Press Review 18 December 2006
The prime minister's tour of the Middle East took him to Iraq yesterday, where he pledged the UK would stand "foursquare" behind democracy in Iraq.
Blair pledges Iraqi government backing
News Article 17 December 2006
Tony Blair has said Britain will stand "four square" behind the democratically elected government of Iraq.
Saddam 'no threat' to UK
News Article 15 December 2006
Further questions over the case for the war in Iraq have been raised amid claims that the government never viewed Saddam Hussein as a threat to the UK.
Diplomat's WMD evidence 'suppressed'
Press Review 15 December 2006
A document has been made public which shows that testimony which seriously damaged Britain's case for war in Iraq was apparently suppressed by the government.
Hoon to give evidence in Iraq case
Press Review 15 December 2006
The former defence secretary Geoff Hoon will give evidence at an inquest into the death of a British tank commander killed in Iraq after being ordered to give up his body armour because of equipment shortages.
MPs: Overstretched troops risk failure
Press Review 13 December 2006
British forces are overstretched and risk failure in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Commons defence committee.
Blair blames Iran for instability
News Article 12 December 2006
The prime minister has attacked Iran as the source of instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories.
