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The seat has been Labour since its creation in 1955, other than a Conservative by-election victory in 1977. Given that it is in the Nottinghamshire coalfields, it ought to be a lot safer than it is. Sadly, it had to suffer 18 years of having Geoff Hoon...
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It's one way to side-step an embarrassing situation I suppose but only really works if the interview is not being carried out face-to-face – if it is, politicians must be more creative to avoid a grilling, as Labour shadow health minister Diane Abbott...
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TDH quoted Hoon as saying that Turkmenistan had earned a reputation in international business circles as "a solid and reliable partner." Apparently he hasn't spoken to Russia's MTS, kicked out of Turkmenistan last year. Like many other pilgrims beating...
About Geoff Hoon
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Geoffrey 'Geoff' William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British politician. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Ashfield, as well as former Labour Chief Whip and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. In Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle of 3 October 2008, Hoon was promoted to be Secretary of State for Transport on the resignation of Ruth Kelly... Full Article
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Paul Earnshaw, a Greenpeace campaigner, rakes a letter in part of the 'Airplot' garden in Sipson close to Heathrow Airport, west of London, on January 15, 2009. The British government approved Thursday plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport, the world's busiest air hub,...
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Paul Earnshaw, a Greenpeace campaigner, rakes a letter in part of the 'Airplot' garden in Sipson close to Heathrow Airport, west of London, on January 15, 2009. The British government approved Thursday plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport, the world's busiest air hub,...
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