Ministers delay troop decision
Press Review 20 October 2004
Tony Blair has agreed to delay a decision on deploying British troops north towards Baghdad, reports the Times.
Think tank warns on renewed nuclear risk
Press Review 20 October 2004
The International Institute for Strategic Studies has warned that the problems in Iraq have increased the risk of nuclear proliferation in countries such as Iran and North Korea.
Blair condemns latest kidnapping
Press Review 20 October 2004
A British woman running an aid agency in Baghdad has been kidnapped by an unidentified armed group.
UK prepares for Iraq troop move
News Article 20 October 2004
The foreign secretary has attempted to ease the fears of Labour backbenchers over the impact of a possible redeployment of British troops in Iraq.
Troops braced for Iraqi move
Press Review 19 October 2004
Geoff Hoon has told MPs that Britain would be "failing in its duty" to an ally if it did not agree to an American request to send troops to a US controlled sector south of Baghdad.
Hoon under pressure over troop move
Press Review 18 October 2004
Geoff Hoon will appear before MPs today to make a statement on an American request for a British armoured battle group to relieve US Marines south of Baghdad.
Hoon confirms US request for British troop support
News Article 18 October 2004
Geoff Hoon has indicated that a final decision on deploying British troops to central Iraq will be taken in the next few days.
Blair to put British troops under US control
News Article 17 October 2004
Critics of the Iraq war have slammed the prime minister over plans to allow British troops to move to northern Iraq under US military command.
Mandelson reflects on lessons from Iraq
News Article 14 October 2004
Peter Mandelson has suggested that a wider international consensus should have been forged ahead of the Iraq war.
Pressure on Blair to make Bigley statement
Press Review 11 October 2004
Tony Blair is facing calls to make a statement to parliament on Iraq and the murder of British hostage Ken Bigley.
Prayers said for murdered Bigley
News Article 8 October 2004
