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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Obviously we have seen some excellent work by our police and security services, but that work must continue,
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I think that one of the things that is often overlooked about the relationship between the prime minister and the chancellor is that these two men worked together every single day when we were in opposition and I can remember being in Gordon's office a lot when I was Treasury whip and they would be constantly on the phone to each other talking all the time,
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We do need internationally to work together to isolate North Korea and to demonstrate that we will not tolerate the way in which they both develop and proliferate weapons of mass destruction,
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This work sets out how military arrangements for liaising with the civil authorities could be enhanced and how best to coordinate military assistance to them if requested.
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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 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 could be condemned on a massive scale for taking an abdication of responsibility,
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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 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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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 public must remain vigilant, we must continue to take care to deal with these kinds of appalling threats to our safety and security.
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I don't know the answer to your question but I will try and find out.