Britain Plans Army Exercises; Parliament Is to Debate Iraq
As the United States steps up pressure for the removal of the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, Britains Defense Ministry said today that 6,000 British troops would embark on a major exercise to test the armys ability to marshal large amounts of fuel, ammunition and other military equipment. British officials denied that the exercise was related to preparations for military action against Iraq. But the deployment fed a sense of foreboding in Britain -- the closest ally in President Bushs campaign against Mr. Hussein -- that war is again looming after the dispatch this year of British marines to Afghanistan.. Six thousand British troops to begin major exercise to test armys ability to marshal large amounts of fuel, ammunition and other military equipment; British officials deny exercise is preparation for attack on Iraq; deployment feeds sense of foreboding in Britain that war is looming; Sec Jack Straw says will of United Nations has to be enforced by military action if Iraq bars unconditional return of arms inspectors (M)
Visiting Briton to Meet Iranian Leaders
Britains foreign secretary, Jack Straw, who is to arrive here on Monday night as the highest-ranking Briton since the Islamic revolution of 1979, said today that he hoped the visit would open a new era in relations with Iran. Mr. Straw noted in a message to the Iranian people that the visit, originally planned in November, was taking place now in the shadow of the horrific atrocities in the United States and the possibility of war in Afghanistan, which borders Iran to the east.. Britains foreign secretary Jack Straw will visit Tehran in meeting he hopes will open new era of relations with Iran; Iran has made clear that it would never allow American airplanes to use its airspace to attack Afghanistan (M)
Swedes Arrest Armed Man Boarding Plane
A 29-year-old Swedish citizen of Tunisian origin was arrested Thursday on suspicion of planning to hijack a Ryanair plane bound for Britain after a gun was found in his hand luggage, the police said today. Britains foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said the incident showed that the threat of international terrorism remained.. Police at Vasteras, Sweden, airport arrest man on suspicion of planning to hijack Ryanair plane bound for Britain after finding gun in his hand luggage; British Sec Jack Straw says incident shows threat of international terrorism remains (M)
With his name surely on the Chilcot list, JACK STRAW says.
Five years after giving evidence to Sir John Chilcot, Jack Straw knows he will no longer be a member of parliament if and when his name appears on the list of around thirty names to be criticised by The Iraq Inquiry for the��.
Jack Straw: I acted with probity and integrity
Both Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have referred themselves to Parliaments standards watchdog, and deny any wrongdoing. Jack Straw told the BBC he has acted with complete probity and integrity throughout my parliamentary career.
Bomber Release Involved Oil, British Minister Says
Justice Minister Jack Straw said he was unapologetic that trade deals had played “a very big part” of the choice to let the Lockerbie bomber go back to Libya.
Jack Straw secretly filmed in cash for access scandal
Jack Straw secretly filmed in cash for access scandal. In a joint investigation by The Telegraph and Channel 4 Dispatches, respected MP Jack Straw was secretly filmed discussing how he would be prepared to use his contacts to benefit a private company .
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British Aide Sees Long Iraq Stay
The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said Monday that British troops would stay in Iraq for years, perhaps as long as 2007, to help restore the countrys security and stability. In a BBC radio interview, Mr. Straw said he could not offer a precise timeline for the pullout of troops. I cant say whether its going to be 2006, 2007, he said, but added, Its not going to be months, for sure.. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says British troops will stay in Iraq for years, perhaps until 2007, to help restore countrys security and stability (S)
JACK STRAW and Malcolm Rifkind caught up in alleged cash for access scandal
Two former foreign secretaries ��� Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind ��� have been caught up in an alleged cash for access scandal. Mr Straw and Sir Malcolm offered to work on behalf of a fictitious Chinese company in return for payments of at least ��5.
Jack Straw Suspended Over Cash For Access
Well its not along those lines exactly, but Jack Straw does talk about the fact that he met the Ukrainian prime minister to try to persuade him to change European Union regulations. Mr Straw, who is standing down at the general election as MP for.
British Embassy Closing in Yemen
Britain said today that it had closed its embassy in Yemen for the time being, after the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said on Sunday that Britons should consider leaving Yemen. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the embassy was closed on Friday. Asked when it might reopen, she said, The situation is under constant review.. Britain closes its Yemen embassy for time being; Sec Jack Straw says Britains should consider leaving Yemen, citing presence there of Al Qaeda and other international terrorist operatives and increased threat level for Britains (S)
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Corrections
An article on Friday about remarks by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on the British governments Iraq policy misattributed a statement about that policy. The assessment that removing Saddam Hussein is not an object of British foreign policy was made by a BBC interviewer, not by Mr. Straw.. Correction of August 23 article on remarks by British Foreign Sec Jack Straw on governments Iraq policy
What the JACK STRAW and Sir Malcolm Rifkind cash for access scandal means
An investigation has captured two former foreign secretaries on camera, seemingly offering political services to a private company for ��5,000-plus a day. While there have been several such scandals in recent years, Labours Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm .
Ex-UK ministers Jack Straw, Malcolm Rifkind exposed in cash for access sting
While Jack Straw, a top Labour party leader, boasted how he worked under the radar and used his clout to alter EU rules on behalf of a firm which paid him ��60,000 a year; Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a Conservative MP, cribbed that it was quite unrealistic.
Britain Says U.S. Has Not Sought Permission to Use Bases or Airspace for Prisoner Flights
The British government has not received any requests from the United States to allow C.I.A. flights carrying prisoners to stop in Britain, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday. News reports and the civil liberties group Liberty have charged that 200 or more prisoner flights may have passed through British airports. The United States calls its practice of moving prisoners between countries extraordinary rendition.. Foreign Sec Jack Straw says British governmenthas not received any requests from United States to allow CIA flights carrying prisoners to stop in Britain; responds to news reports claiming 200 or more prisoner flights may have passed through British airports (M)
JACK STRAW and Malcolm Rifkind: Pounds Sterling, or Yuan?
Oh dear. Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind have both been caught out in a sting operation staged by the Daily Telegraph and Channel 4s Dispatches. The former Foreign Secretaries revealed that they were willing to sell their��.
Fortress Britain to Asylum Seekers
To flee Myanmar seven years ago, Maung A. had to pay a small fortune in bribes. He had to abandon his modest business and his increasingly dangerous career as a local opposition politician. And he had to leave his wife and 9-year-old son behind. Maung made his way to Britain and applied for political asylum, saying he had been harassed and threatened by a government that had also jailed one of his colleagues and forced another into hiding. But in 1997, after a four-year wait, his application was denied.. Britains Labor government has enacted tough new law that makes it harder for refugees to enter and remain in Britain; move is reaction to public perception that Britain has become too easy a target for econonic migrants intent on exploiting its generosity; Jack Straw, home secretary, describes threshold for asylum high enough to rule out huge swaths of people from places with decidedly mixed human-rights records; photos (M)
Cabinet Moves Fail to Satisfy the Dissidents in Blairs Party
Labor Party dissidents continued to demand that Prime Minister Tony Blair set a timetable to hand over power to his heir and rival, Gordon Brown.
British Ex-Foreign Secretary Accused in Qaddafi Foe’s Rendition
A Libyan commander’s legal action in London claims that Jack Straw was involved in his secret delivery to the secret police in Tripoli in 2004.. Lawyers for a Libyan military commander, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, say that they have begun legal action against a former British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, following accusations that Straw was directly involved in secret rendition operations that delivered Belhaj and another man to Col Muammar el-Qaddafi’s secret police in 2004.
Britain Calls Its Conference on Palestinian Reform a Success
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pronounced a British-sponsored meeting on Palestinian reform a success tonight despite the absence from London of Palestinian representatives barred by the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, from coming here. This has been a constructive meeting and one which is as much in the interests of the people of Israel as it is in Palestine and the wider community, Mr. Straw said outside 10 Downing Street, where delegates ended the one-day conference with a visit to Prime Minister Tony Blair.. Foreign Sec Jack Straw pronounces British-sponsored meeting on Palestinian reform a success despite absence of invitees whom Israel refused to allow to go to London; video link was set up; Straw notes reform proposals (M)
Jack Straw and Margaret Beckett wade into Commons clerk.
Former foreign minister Jack Straw has waded into the debate around the proposed appointment of Carol Mills to a senior role at Westminster. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters. Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent.
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UK torture inquiry could summon Blair and Straw. Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chair of intelligence and security committee, says he will investigate allegations without fear of favour. BELGIUM EU SUMMIT. Jack Straw and Tony Blair��.
British Minister Presses Iran To Allow Nuclear Inspections
Britains foreign secretary, Jack Straw, urged Iran today to sign quickly and unconditionally an additional protocol to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that would lead to more aggressive United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites. Iran has come under increasing pressure since the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report earlier this month saying that Iran had secretly processed nuclear material.. Britis Foreign Sec Jack Straw urges Iran to sign additional protocol to Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that would lead to more agressive United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites; says Irans refusal to sign protocol allowing surprise inspections is undermining international confidence and discouraging lifting of trade sanctions (M)
Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind respond to cash for access allegations.
It is typical of Jack that as soon as he was alerted of the sting against him he immediately contacted the parliamentary commissioner for standards and asked her to investigate the case. I hope that the commissioner will clear his name as soon as possible.
Bomb Attacks Fail to Weaken Public Resolve Of U.S. Allies
Angry young people scattered throughout a crowd of mourners here on Saturday, carrying placards that amplified their belief that Turkey was paying with its blood for American sins. Some were rude; others merely said Turkeys relations with the United States should be abolished.. Turkish, British and Italian governments have pledged continued allegiance to American-led war in Iraq after deadly bombings in Istanbul and killing of 10 Italian soldiers in Iraq by suicide bomber; 1,000 Turks gather there to express their anger over bombings, and to voice Turkeys determination not to be cowed by bombers; British Foreign Min Jack Straw denies that bombing of British Consulate in Istanbul was meant as payback for Britains role in war; one emerging outcome of losses suffered by Turkey, Britain and Italy seems to be intensified push by those allies for greater say over American efforts in Iraq; photo (M)
Iraqi Says Visit by Two Diplomats Backfired
An advisor to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said the visit grated on Iraqi politicians, strengthened Mr. Jaafaris resolve, and would prolong the process of forming a new government.
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JACK STRAW: I was mortified that I have fallen into a trap
Jack Straw: I was mortified that I have fallen into a trap. Speaking after secret filming conducted by Channel 4, former foreign secretary Jack Straw remained adamant that he had done nothing wrong in the cash for access saga. Dont touch me.
4 Britons and an Australian To Be Freed at Guantánamo
The United States has agreed to release the last four Britons and one Australian who have been held without charge or trial at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba for around three years, officials in the three countries announced Tuesday. The announcement was broadly welcomed by civil and human rights campaigners here who said, however, that the United States should now free all the estimated 550 prisoners held at Guantánamo, and that Britain should release 11 foreigners it is holding without charge or trial under its terrorism laws.. US agrees to release last four Britons and one Australian who have been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base for around three years; US statement says Britain and Australia have accepted responsibility to prevent suspects from engaging in terrorist activities in future; Sec Jack Straw says British police will decide whether to arrest them again; photos (M)
JACK STRAW: Im mortified to have fallen for cash for access sting
Mr Straw said he had been approached ���five or six��� times since announcing he would step down, adding: ���Yes, Im interested in earning money, but above all what Im interested in is doing things that would engage my brain and use whatever skills and .
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Britain Tries To Ease Enmity Over Kashmir
The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, came here today and to India for talks aimed at containing a recent rise in tension over the disputed region of Kashmir, and he said afterward that he was happy with discussions so far. In remarks to reporters, Mr. Straw declined to offer details about more than three hours of talks with the Pakistani foreign minister, Inamul Haq, or with his counterpart in India, Yashwant Sinha.. British Foreign Sec Jack Straw, in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks aimed at easing tensions with India over Kashmir, says he is satisfied with discussions so far (S)
JACK STRAW and Sir Malcolm Rifkind in cash for access row
Former foreign secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have been accused of involvement in a new cash for access scandal. Both men were secretly filmed offering their services to a private company for thousands of pounds in an investigation by.
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Cash for access scandal: Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind refer themselves.
Two former foreign secretaries, Labours Jack Straw and the Conservatives Sir Malcolm Rifkind, reportedly suggested a fee of at least ��5,000 a day for services including political access for a fictitious Chinese company created by journalists in an.
JACK STRAWs peerage withheld until publication of Chilcot.
The Government must withhold a peerage from former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw until the Iraq War inquiry publishes its findings, a senior MP said today.
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Keep Door Open On Iran, Briton Says
The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said Monday that any diplomatic pressure on Iran from the United Nations Security Council should be incremental and reversible. Mr. Straw was speaking as Council members held private talks in New York to prepare for a full meeting later this week on Iran and its nuclear program.
After Phone Call, British Minister Moves Up Planned Trip to Iran
With Britain casting itself increasingly as Americas bridge to unlikely and unspoken allies in the fight against terrorism, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw announced today that he would move up a planned trip to Iran to next week. That will be the first visit to Tehran by a British minister of his rank since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Mr. Straw depicted the trip as part of the efforts to build a coalition against terrorism since the attacks on New York and Washington. The United States and Britain have identified Osama bin Laden, based in Afghanistan, as the prime suspect. Its important to build alliances with every country that we can, Mr. Straw told reporters.. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will visit Iran shortly, first visit to Tehran by minister of his rank since Islamic revolution in 1979; depicts trip as part of efforts to build coalition against terrorism since attacks against New York and Washington, DC (M)
Watch: JACK STRAW says his name would benefit companies
In a meeting with undercover reporters Jack Straw describes how he would bring his ���name��� to a company looking to hire him. He said: ���Im well aware of the fact that I bring my name alright ��� so okay ��� I get that. ���But its what it is you want from me.
So Far, Britain Grants Asylum to Few on Hijacked Afghan Jet
Only four of the dozens of passengers who applied for political asylum after their plane was hijacked from Afghanistan last month will definitely be allowed to remain in Britain, the government said tonight. Twenty-seven others have been ordered to leave the country with their families, while the status of the remaining passengers has yet to be decided. What to do about the Afghans has been a political headache for the government since they arrived in Britain on Feb. 6 and spent four days aboard an Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 at Stansted Airport.. British government says only four of dozens of passengers who applied for political asylum after their plane was hijacked from Afghanistan last month will definitely be allowed to remain in Britain; says 27 have been ordered to leave country, while status of remaining passengers has yet to be decided; Jack Straw, home secretary, faces virulent anti-immigrant sentiment from political opposition (M)
Ex-ministers Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind brag to business about their.
That Mr Straw should consider sugar laws and regulations in Ukraine his concern is perhaps surprising, but as well as showing his expert handling of a delicate political situation, Mr Straw also had another reason for recounting his past successes.
Former UK Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm.
Sky News Newsdesk @SkyNewsBreak Former Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have been secretly filmed apparently offering to use their influence for money.
JACK STRAW and Tessa Jowell will enter Lords after election.
Former Labour ministers Jack Straw and Dame Tessa Jowell will both become members of the House of Lords after this Mays election. According to the Mirror, both have been placed on the Honours List by Miliband and will��.
Tony Blair, Jack Straw should give evidence about torture.
Tony Blair, Jack Straw should give evidence about torture claims. Published time: December 15, 2014 13:30. Get short URL. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his foreign affairs secretary Jack Straw (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles).
New cash for access scandal: Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm.
THE Conservative party has suspended the whip from Sir Malcolm Rifkind after he and fellow former foreign secretary Jack Straw were accused as part of a.
How Jack Straw lobbied Ukrainian PM and European Commission on behalf of.
Jack Straws meeting with Mykola Azarov in Ukraine. Mr Straws account of his negotiations with Mr Azarov appears to be confirmed by a report of their Kiev meeting by a Ukrainian news agency. According to Azarov, European integration is the main aim.
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UK: Jack Straw suspended from Labour party in cash for access scandal
Then-Justice Secretary Straw leaves after attending the weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street Jack Straw has been suspended by the Labour party following an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph. REUTERS. Jack Straw has been .
JACK STRAW: A Labour grandee
In 2009 Mr Straw drew criticism when minutes of a meeting with Commons officials suggested he had led an all-party delegation of senior MPs which urged the information commissioner to turn down requests by journalists and campaigners to release details .