Jack Straw
Jack Straw
John Whitaker Strawis an English politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1946
hope pray reach situation
It is a frustrating situation that I hope and pray that we may be able to reach agreement,
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I think that his history of mendacity is so intense and so long-lasting that he wouldn't understand the truth if he fell over it.
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I think you ought to say so, otherwise your comparison is entirely worthless.
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Lack of political progress in solving the linked problems of security, infrastructure and the political process are undermining the consent of the Iraqi people to the coalition presence and providing fertile ground for extremists and terrorists,
It has been distressing for the Wises and their family,
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It is not on the agenda, I happen to think that it is inconceivable.
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It is our decision as to whether or not we move a second resolution,
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It is inconceivable that military commanders would permit their troops to cross an international border without explicit political authorization to do so. That clearly would be a decision solely for your Government,
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I think it is completely unacceptable for someone like Christopher Meyer to break trust in the way that he has done,
bargain both enables head held sides
We must have a bargain which enables both sides to come out of it with their head held high.
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We made some progress in respect of draft texts but obviously not sufficient progress,
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He has pledged every assistance from the Iraqi government,
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He must not believe, because he would be making the mistake of his life, that he can mess the international community about yet again.
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There is great concern in the European Union about the need for Syria to take much more action to control terrorism in its territory and from its territory,