Geoff Hoon
Geoff Hoon
Geoffrey William Hoonis a British politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1953
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My concern is that if turnout continues to fall requiring people to vote in a democratic election every four or five years does not seem to me to be a major attack on people's civil liberties.
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No previous home secretary was in the position to provide this information because no previous home secretary had the information available to him. We have seen a significant reduction in key crime statistics. That is an improvement. It is not sufficient. We want to see more progress.
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What we are doing is ensuring that we have a range of military options available should they be required, ... This process does not lead inexorably to military action.
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The government has decided that we should accept the U.S. request for assistance,
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to do so would risk the operational security of the mission and potentially the safety of our forces.
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To do nothing, to give Saddam Hussein time without end, as he wishes, would be easier than taking action, certainly.
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We are setting out very clearly what has happened. I wish sometimes journalists would listen a little more closely to what we are actually saying.
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We will immediately take steps to identify and reduce notice to move for some additional headquarters and units, to allow further deployments as rapidly as possible in response to this accelerating program of work.
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It is with great regret that I can confirm that nine Royal Air Force personnel and one soldier are missing believed killed,
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not be deflected by the enemies of peace.
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That kind of campaign has fortunately passed into history as technology has moved on.
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It's important that we continue to work together... that we understand each other's political difficulties.
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We had a very full exchange about relevant issues including the importance ... of controlling infiltration across the line of control that remains a matter of great concern to the United Kingdom and something we strongly emphasized to the government of Pakistan,
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We want Saddam to accept the will of the international community,