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Britain to hold national election on May 6: Official
Britain’s first national election in five years will take place on May 6, Prime Minister Gordon Brown planned to announce Tuesday, launching a monthlong campaign that could end in his ouster and the return of the opposition Conservative Party to power for the first time in 13 years. …
India, Britain set to sign nuclear deal
A declaration on civil nuclear cooperation between India and Britain appears to be on the anvil when commerce minister Anand Sharma visits London next month.This was indicated by Lord Peter Mandelson, British secretary of state for business, innovation and skills. …
British diplomat -Iraq invasion was of questionable legitimacy
The invasion of Iraq was legal but of “questionable legitimacy” because the US and UK had failed to persuade other countries of the need for war, the then-British ambassador to the UN told the Chilcot inquiry today.
Sir Jeremy Greenstock said: “I regard our participation in the military action in Iraq in March 2003 as legal but of questionable legitimacy in that it did not have the democratically observable backing of the great majority of [UN] member states, or even perhaps of the majority of people inside the UK.
Currency Tumbles on Fear That Bailout
The U.K.’s latest bank-rescue effort initially backfired Tuesday, helping drive its currency to historic lows while aggravating fears about the stability of the country’s banks and the fate of the government’s finances….