Tony Blair today embarked on a last-minute round of telephone diplomacy as hopes for a second resolution on Iraq began to fade and a second Gulf war loomed.

More than 50 British Labour MPs tonight staged a Commons revolt against Tony Blair’s attempts to rally support for possible military action against Iraq.

An Iraqi offer to let weapons inspectors return unconditionally was today dismissed by the White House as a tactic to avoid becoming the target of military action.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has flown back to Britain today into a major row with a significant element within the Labour Party over his threat to use military action to topple Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

Tony Blair’s leadership of the Labour Party was called into question for the first time in eight years after details emerged today of a plot to publicly challenge him for the job.

The defence and a British MP raised more questions today about the credibility of a witness whose evidence was critical in convicting a Libyan for the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie.

Labour MPs opposed to the air strikes against Afghanistan have arranged a House of Commons vote on the campaign later today.

Millions fell silent today in a public act of mourning for the victims of the US terror attacks.