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
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Provided we have the right framework, a certain amount of money will come from the UK and we'll encourage others to contribute,
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If we go the right way we reach the sunny uplands. If we go the wrong way, it could be catastrophic for the European Union.
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one of the appropriate moments to make this clear.
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No one is talking about invading Iran or taking military action against Iran.
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I am embarrassed about it. I am very sorry about it, all right?
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I am deeply shocked by the news of this bomb, and I extend my sympathies to all who have been injured. Details of exactly what has happened and the nature of the injuries are not clear,
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I am in no doubt at all that our policy of engagements with the government of Iran ... is the best approach,
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I believe that restraint in developing possible nuclear weapon delivery systems is in the long-term interest of India and the region,
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But for the time being and this will run through today and tomorrow and maybe through the weekend,
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only if the Iraqis themselves consent to the process.
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I would have preferred it if the government of Turkey had not felt it necessary to issue its declaration... by doing so the process has frankly been made more difficult,
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Life would be very boring if friends always agreed.
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Let no one be in any doubt that this is a profoundly evil trade whose perpetrators have no regard for human life, ... We have been determined to crack down on this trade.
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Let there be no doubt that any failure by Iraq to comply with its obligations will lead to serious consequences, ... For it is only the credible threat of force which has brought Iraq this far today.