Ed Miliband’s Libya response shows he is no longer ‘son of Gordon Brown’:After his criticism of the Iraq war, the Labour leader can approach challenge of a new intervention from first principlesJames Callaghan, as a defeated Labour prime minister, was asked how he thought his successor, Margaret Thatcher, was handling the F...

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Ed Miliband’s Libya response shows he is no longer ‘son of Gordon Brown’

Posted Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:59:01 +0000 by Allegra Stratton

After his criticism of the Iraq war, the Labour leader can approach challenge of a new intervention from first principlesJames Callaghan, as a defeated Labour prime minister, was asked how he thought his successor, Margaret Thatcher, was handling the F… Continue reading →

Libyan plane shot down after Hague tells MPs no-fly zone established

Posted Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:50:19 +0000 by Nicholas Watt

Statement to MPs comes shortly before ABC News report that French fighter jet had shot down Libyan aircraftWilliam Hague faced mild embarrassment when he told MPs Libyan military aircraft were unable to take to the air as news emerged that French fight… Continue reading →

In praise of … the voice of experience | Editorial

Posted Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:05:07 +0000 by World news: Libya | guardian.co.uk

Ministers who have never seen active service should pay heed to the words of those who haveOnly 13 of the 570 MPs who voted in the Commons on Monday opposed Britain’s military action in Libya. Kris Hopkins, Conservative MP for Keighley, was not among t… Continue reading →