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Ministers gave Afghan rescue mission greenlight

By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown, David Miliband and Bob Ainsworth gave the final go-ahead for the mission which saw a kidnapped British-Irish journalist rescued in Afghanistan, No 10 has said. Downing Street confirmed this morning that foreign secretary Mr Miliband and defence secretary Mr Ainsworth approved the mission to free New York Times correspondent Stephen… Read more »

UK unions worry as GM goes to Magna

By politics.co.uk staff General Motors has chosen Canadian firm Magna to buy Opal and sister company Vauxhall, the Germans have confirmed. The move means British unions are nervous about being at the front of potential job losses. Chancellor Angela Merkel said conditions had been attached to the sale. The move came after earlier rumours that… Read more »