Campaign leaders are guilty of treating a divided electorate — both their own supporters and those opposing them — with little more than contempt, writes Peter Apps

British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his holiday to return to Britain to chair a meeting to discuss the Iraq crisis, but resisted calls to intervene there militarily and ruled out recalling parliament for now.

TONY BLAIR has cancelled a book signing event in London in the aftermath of protests against the former British Prime Minister in Dublin at the weekend.

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his role in the 2003 Iraq war yesterday, telling a public inquiry it was “the right decision” and rejecting claims he withheld funding from the armed forces.

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday harshly condemned US President George Bush’s State of the Union address, saying his administration would fail in its attempt to uproot the ruling Islamic establishment.