Short quits in row over Iraq

BRITISH Labour MP Clare Short last night delivered a devastating indictment of Prime Minister Tony Blair and his style of government as she finally quit the Cabinet as International Development Secretary.

She resigned saying he had personally breached assurances he had given her over the United Nations’ role in post-conflict Iraq.

She accused Mr Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw of cutting secret deals behind her back and warned MPs the prime minister was becoming “obsessed” with his place in history.