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ENLISTING the mighty modern epistle of the tweet, and the old magic of a powerful image, the ABC's Port Moresby correspondent nailed the bleak, stranger-than-fiction reality his city woke to yesterday morning. There in a stream - a rubbish-clogged drain,
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson, lauded as the ‘standard bearer’ in the Tory cabinet, wrongly declared that 57,000 jobs had been created, when that was in fact the number of people unemployed. The omnishambles which has been a hall
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Philip Hammond , the Secretary of State for Defence, delivers a speech to the Royal United Services Institute on December 8, 2011 in London, England. The speech was Mr Hammond's first address since assuming the role of... View Photo »
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I naturally regret that I did not take more care when allowing someone to stay in my flat, but I am grateful for your recognition that there is no evidence of significant extra costs being incurred and of the state of the rules in place at the time, a decade ago.
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Either the minister has managed something very important or he is deluding himself and the public on an absolutely heroic scale Rightly or wrongly – and we should be clear that it is sometimes the latter – voters think that all ministers are liars. That
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In his first appearance in front of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Philip Hammond's predecessor, Liam Fox, prefaced his statement by asserting that he was first and foremost a member of a Cabinet determined to deal with the public spendin
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Labour, at last, is on the up. Much better polling, following a strong local elections performance, is making the political world take a fresh look at Ed Miliband. The retirement of Peter Hain as Welsh shadow secretary removes a big character from frontl
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Newly appointed British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond leaves the Houses of Parliament in London on October 18, 2011. Philip Hammond was named Britain's new defence minister on October 14, 2011 following the resignation of Liam Fox, taking on the... View Photo »
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The lesson still pertains that if you don’t have the economic wherewithal, ultimately you’re going to have to reduce your security as part of wider reductions
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U-turn: Philip Hammond has announced the Government is abandoning plans to buy the conventional take-off version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Biggest parliamentary moment of the day was Defence Secretary Philip Hammond saying that the Ministry of Def
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Leveson Inquiry: Andy Coulson, Former News Of The World Editor, Gives Testimony On Relationship Between Politicians And Press
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David Cameron's former spin doctor Andy Coulson has dismissed rumours that he kept a potentially explosive diary of his time in the job. Giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, Coulson also played down the closeness of his relationship with Rupert Murdoc
About Liam Fox
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Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British Conservative politician, currently Shadow Defence Secretary and Member of Parliament for Woodspring. Full Article
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Defence Secretary Liam Fox arrives at the Ministry of Defence building on October 13, 2011 in London, England. Mr Fox is to facing increasing pressure over his working relationship with Adam Werritty.
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In this photo released by the French defense ministry, British defense secretary, Liam Fox, right, and his French counterpart, Gerard Longuet, share a laugh after their meeting in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. A close friend of Britain's defense minister was questioned by government...
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British Defence Minister Liam Fox (R) arrives for a meeting with Jalal al-Digheily, who holds the Libyan National Transitional Council's defence portfolio, in Tripoli on October 8, 2011.
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British Defence Minister Liam Fox (C) and his Italian counterpart Ignazio La Russa (L) shake hands with Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil ahead of a joint press conference in Tripoli on October 8, 2011.
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British Defense Minister Liam Fox, left, meets with Jalal al-Digheily, right, who oversees defence for Libya's interim government, in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.
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British Defense Minister Liam Fox, second left, walks with Jalal al-Digheily, right, who oversees defence for Libya's interim government, at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. British envoy John Jenkins is seen second from right.
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British Defense Secretary Liam Fox, second left, arrives for a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers and International Security Assistance Force members at NATO headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Talks on Thursday will focus on the transition in Afghanistan and on plans to...
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Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox speaks on the final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England October 5, 2011.
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British Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox addresses delegates during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, north-west England, on October 5, 2011.
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Britain's Defence secretary Liam Fox smiles as he leaves his hotel on the second day of Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern England October 3, 2011.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: British Prime Minster David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration at the Institute for Government on October 10, 2011 in London, England. Mr Cameron affirmed his full confidence in his Defence Secretary Liam Fox following allegations of an improper...
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Britain's Prime Minster David Cameron delivers a speech on immigration at the Institute for Government in London, Monday Oct. 10, 2011. In addition to speaking on immigration, Cameron said he won't make any instant judgment on whether Britain's top defence minister broke rules in his...
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