Blair to quit summit for rugby reception
Press Review 2 December 2003
Commonwealth urged to restore credibility
Press Review 7 February 2003
Chancellor calls for new standards to prevent global slump
News Article 25 September 2002
Commonwealth countries must take action on economic stability, investment, trade and aid if they are to weather the current global economic storms, the chancellor has said.
CDC faces break-up
Press Review 8 August 2002
Tories urge bonus cut for CDC boss
Press Review 6 August 2002
Development body hit by resignation
Press Review 5 August 2002
Aid investment 'made at Africa's expense'
Press Review 2 August 2002
CDC under fire
Press Review 11 April 2002
Brown launches Commonwealth education fund
News Article 12 March 2002
Gordon Brown has pledged a "significant" increase in the UK's international aid budget.
Commonwealth has future despite Zimbabwe row, peers told
News Article 11 March 2002
As further controversy unfolds in the Zimbabwe elections, peers have been told the Commonwealth does have a role in the 21st century.
Minister set for showdown in Zimbabwe
News Article 24 October 2001
As a Foreign Office minister prepares to visit Zimbabwe, the government has admitted the country has failed to honour its obligations to end political violence.
Blair cancels commonwealth trip
Press Review 27 September 2001
Straw heads for Zimbabwe talks
News Article 5 September 2001
Following months of unrest in Zimbabwe, Jack Straw was heading to Nigeria on Wednesday for Commonwealth talks aimed at resolving disputes over land reform.
Canadian firm nets £1.7bn radio deal
Press Review 20 July 2001
Army radio decision boosts South Wales jobs
News Article 19 July 2001
Defence secretary Geoff Hoon has named an American company as preferred suppliers of the army's new communications system.
