Detention of Terrorists Suspects
Former British Home Secretaries testified before a Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the length of time terror suspects can be detained without charge. The committee was reviewing dra…
100 viewsFormer British Home Secretaries testified before a Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the length of time terror suspects can be detained without charge. The committee was reviewing dra…
100 viewsThe British Labour Party held an election to replace the recently deceased leader John Smith. Tony Blair won the leadership position, defeating the temporary leader Margaret Beckett. Leader-…
1,158 viewsIn an annual ceremony for the official opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth read a speech prepared for her by the government outlining the legislative agenda for the year. Topics included …
228 viewsBritish Home Secretary, David Blunkett, testified before British House of Commons committees in London on protecting the homeland. Members of the Defense and Home Affairs Committees asked qu…
47 viewsThe Daily Mirror published a story earlier that day about a reporter, Ryan Parry, who was hired as a footman at Buckingham Palace after using a false reference. During the course of his duti…
131 viewsLeader of the British Labour Party in the House of Commons, Tony Blair and other Labour Party leaders held a press conference to outline their education agenda. They also contrasted their pr…
84 viewsMembers of the British House of Commons debated an amendment which would increase members' allowances from the government for office expenses. The administration of Prime Minister Major favo…
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