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Military faces cuts
Defence “transformation” will mean cuts, Hoon confirms

The Defence Secretary has confirmed that there will be significant cuts in the Armed Forces as a result of his reforms. Rumours of likely cuts have been circulating for a while, but in a Commons statement Geoff Hoon said that 10,000 civilian jobs will go in addition to 7500 in the RAF and 1500 in… Read more »

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Kennedy presses for action on Darfur
Nothing ruled out on Darfur, says PM

Tony Blair has said that no options are being ruled out in attempts to deal with the emerging crisis in Darfur. Raising the ongoing conflict at Prime Minister’s Question Time in the Commons this lunchtime, the Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy asked what more action the UK government would take. He warned: “We could be… Read more »