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Headlines Feb 26 Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 Blair suffers major revolt on Iraq Tony Blair's position on Iraq suffered a setback on Wednesday as his government's motion sparked the biggest rebellion of his premiership. An estimated 122 Labour backbenchers lined up to vote against the govt. It's under Bush's bed! U.N. can prove its relevance by resisting war Defector Told CIA In 1995 That Iraq Had Destroyed All WMDs The rush to war War rebels challenge Blair Tony Blair tonight faces the most dangerous challenge to his authority during his six-year premiership as opponents of his "rush to war" policy on Iraq organise frantically to muster the Commons votes that may slow his momentum. Last night backbench critics in all parties claimed to have at least 160 MPs prepared to vote against the government or abstain after today's debate, despite Mr Blair's plea yesterday for them to unite behind the declared will of the UN. If more than 67 Labour MPs vote against the government tonight it will be the largest revolt of the Blair era. That number voted against disability cuts in May 1999, 20 more than the lone parents' benefit revolt of December 1997. Rich would abuse privacy law, says Daily Mail editor He also attacked the BBC as "a state monopoly", which he would argue "in my more cynical moments" had been "colonised by New Labour. BBC will have to open its books to public scrutiny The BBC is to be forced to open its books to public scrutiny for the first time in a drive to make it more accountable to licence-payers.  Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |