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To: PartyTime who started this subject	2/13/2003 4:56:35 PM
From: Just_Observing	Read Replies (1) of 25898

Blair under siege from every side Labour MPs attack Blair's stance / Short warns of refugee disaster / France says world is against war By Andrew Grice and Paul Waugh 13 February 2003 Pressure is mounting on Tony Blair over Iraq after MPs from all parties repeatedly attacked his policy yesterday, a cabinet minister publicly criticised the United States and the French ambassador added a withering critique of his own. Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, failed in an attempt to calm the fears of Labour MPs by giving them a six-page dossier answering criticisms of Mr Blair's stance. Mr Straw was given a rough ride at a private meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), while Mr Blair faced hostile questions from Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs at Prime Minister's Questions. Cabinet tensions resurfaced when Clare Short, the International Development Secretary, warned a Commons committee that Iraq faced a "disastrous humanitarian situation". She said: "Getting the US military to take on humanitarian considerations is and was very difficult." She added: "There are a lot of military people who think that it will all be over very quickly and that people will be pleased not to be under Saddam, but these other risks are there." more at news.independent.co.uk

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