Person: Alan Duncan

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world

'We are going to get Brexit done on October 31': Johnson elected Tory leader

Boris Johnson has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party after beating out rival and British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

world

Bizarre Boris Johnson speech covers zombies, boils and bondage

world

Islanders tell of terror with prisoners on loose following Hurricane Irma

world

More than 100 'very serious' prisoners have escaped in the wake of Hurricane Irma

world

Ian McKellen joins Russian embassy protest in London over Chechnya gay men 'purge'

business

Much could go wrong as May seeks deal

Israeli embassy official filmed saying he wants to 'take down' a British foreign office minister

In the UK - an Israeli embassy official has been secretly filmed saying he wants to "take down" a British Foreign Office minister.

Sun, 08 Jan, 2017

Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over motherhood comments

Andrea Leadsom has apologised to Theresa May "for any hurt I have caused" after the row over comments which appeared to suggest being a mother gave her an advantage as a potential British prime minister.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

British MPs to argue for Palestinian state

The British Government should recognise Palestine as a state alongside Israel, MPs in the UK will argue today.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014

Cameron vows to slash MP salaries if Tories elected

SALARIES for MPs will be cut by 5% and then frozen if the Conservatives win the next British election, leader David Cameron said yesterday.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2009

Rebuke for Tory MP Duncan over 'rations' comments

Tory leader David Cameron today publicly slapped down frontbencher Alan Duncan after he complained that MPs were being forced to live “on rations” in the wake of the expenses scandal.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2009

MP apologises for ‘rations’ comment after expenses clampdown

A SENIOR Conservative MP has apologised after he was secretly filmed saying that MPs have been forced to “live on rations” in the wake of the parliamentary expenses scandal.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2009

Brown rejects call for early election

REFORMISTS called for a fundamental shakeup of Britain’s political system yesterday, saying the first ousting of a parliamentary speaker in 300 years was not enough to still public anger over an expenses scandal.

Thu, 21 May, 2009

Cameron hails Clarke’s return to front bench

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron hailed the return of former chancellor Kenneth Clarke to his front bench team yesterday as senior figures dismissed suggestions that the move would be divisive.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2009

UK post row continues

The two sides in Britain's bitter postal dispute appear to have reached an agreement.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2007

McCaul elected chairman of eircom League

At today's eircom League AGM, Paddy McCaul was elected chairman of the eircom League.

Sat, 19 Feb, 2005

Britain accused of ‘losing its grip’ in Iraq

BRITISH Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday that any abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops would be “rooted out” amid accusations his government had “lost its grip” on Iraq policy.

Tue, 11 May, 2004

Straw 'must give evidence to Inquiry'

A Tory MP today demanded to know why Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had not appeared before the Hutton Inquiry.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Chirac takes flak for Mugabe welcome

POLITICIANS and human rights campaigners yesterday launched a fresh attack on French President Jacques Chirac as he greeted his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe at a summit in Paris.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2003

First Tory MP to announce he is gay wins open support from party leader

CONSERVATIVE Party leader Iain Duncan Smith said yesterday he supports a senior colleague who became the party's first member of Parliament to announce that he is gay.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2002

British Tory leader backs gay frontbencher

Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has pledged his personal support for frontbencher Alan Duncan after the foreign affairs spokesman became the first sitting Tory MP to declare openly he is gay.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2002