Robin Cook's powerful resignation speech that tried to stop the Iraq War
WEB16 Mar 2018 · Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook sent shockwaves through British politics when he resigned on the eve of the Iraq War. Although he failed to stop the conflict, his actions went down in...
CNN.com - Full text: Robin Cook speech - Mar. 18, 2003
WEB18 Mar 2003 · Cook last night won an unprecedented standing ovation after he called on MPs to reject Blair's call for the use of "any means necessary" to disarm Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The following is...
Why I cannot be part of this divisive war | Robin Cook | The Guardian
WEB7 Aug 2005 · This is an extract from Robin Cook's resignation speech to the House of Commons, 17 March 2003. It electrified Parliament and will be remembered as one of the most important addresses in modern...
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The powerful speech that proved Robin Cook was right over Iraq - Metro
WEB6 Jul 2016 · Robin Cook, the former foreign secretary and leader of the house, resigned from the cabinet over the Iraq War, whilst Charles Kennedy was a vocal critic.
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Obituary: Robin Cook
WEB6 Aug 2005 · He spectacularly resigned from Tony Blair's Cabinet in March 2003 over the Iraq crisis. One of the highest profile figures in the Labour party, he delivered a withering speech on the decision to...
Robin Cook | Labour | The Guardian
WEB8 Aug 2005 · Obituary: Labour foreign secretary, brilliant parliamentarian and debater, he resigned from the cabinet over the second Iraq war in 2003.
Robin Cook - Wikipedia
WEBResignation over Iraq war. In early 2003, he was reported to be one of the cabinet's chief opponents of military action against Iraq, and on 17 March he resigned from the Cabinet.
British parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq
WEBAt 10 pm, the motion without the amendment was passed by 412 to 149 votes, [6] therefore signifying Parliament's approval of an invasion. The British military campaign against Iraq, known as Operation Telic, began one day later.
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Cook's resignation speech
WEB18 Mar 2003 · Over the past decade that strategy destroyed more weapons than in the Gulf war, dismantled Iraq's nuclear weapons programme and halted Saddam's medium and long-range missiles programmes. Iraq's...
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