Bitter division shatters UN protocol

The UN Security Council’s strict protocol was shattered yesterday as the bitter international split over Iraq erupted into its most public row yet.

In passionate, and at times personal, speeches, senior politicians from around the globe responded to Hans Blix’s latest report and argued over the need for military action to topple Saddam Hussein.

The drab council room never witnesses the rowdy debates so often observed in national parliaments Yesterday, as always, delegates