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WHAT HAPPENED ON 24th January 2001?

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23th January 2001

WEDNESDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS AT WESTMINSTER

Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has accused the Government of failing the rural community. At Commons question time Mr Kennedy said post offices were closing public transport was disappearing & farm incomes were declining. But Prime Minister Tony Blair denied Mr Kennedy's charges. He insisted that investment was being made available to ensure rural services were being maintained.

24th January 2001

MANDELSON QUITS AFTER PASSPORT ROW

Peter Mandelson is resigning as Northern Ireland Secretary but insists he has not acted improperly in any way. Mr Mandelson admitted discussing Dome sponsor Srichand Hinduja's passport application with a Home Office minister The announcement that he was quitting came after he had been called to talks with Tony Blair in Downing Street. In his last Commons appearance before formally resigning Mr Mandelson paid tribute to the work of the RUC.

24th January 2001

Qs UPROAR OVER THE MANDELSON AFFAIR

Tony Blair has said Peter Mandelson is "a bigger man than many of his critics" during furious Commons exchanges with Opposition leader William Hague. During Prime Minister's Question Time he said Mr Hague had "lived down to my expectations" in his comments. Mr Hague said the PM made a "monumental error of judgment" restoring Mr Mandelson to Government after 10 months He then had to sack the same minister twice for the same offence he said.

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23th January 2001

TORIES CALL FOR MANDELSON EXPLANATION

The Conservative Party has called for a full explanation of the Hinduja brothers' bid for a British passport. Downing Street has admitted that Peter Mandelson spoke briefly to the Home Office about the application. Shadow cabinet office minister Andrew Lansley said: "Jack Straw must provide a full account of who made the decision about the Hinduja brothers. "Peter Mandelson must also provide a full account of his involvement."

24th January 2001

MANDELSON QUITS AFTER PASSPORT ROW

Peter Mandelson is resigning as Northern Ireland Secretary but insists he has not acted improperly in any way. Mr Mandelson admitted discussing Dome sponsor Srichand Hinduja's passport application with a Home Office minister The announcement that he was quitting came after he had been called to talks with Tony Blair in Downing Street. In his last Commons appearance before formally resigning Mr Mandelson paid tribute to the work of the RUC.

24th January 2001

MANDELSON ` I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEAR

Peter Mandelson accepted that he should have been clearer earlier on about his role in the Hinduja passport affair. He said he should have told the Observer that he & not an official had spoken to a Home Office minister. Mr Mandelson said he wanted to remove himself "from the countless stories & controversies of feuds & divisions" which had surrounded his career. "I want to lead a more normal life " he said before leaving Downing Street.

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23th January 2001

MANDELSON ADMITS PASSPORT CONVERSATION

Peter Mandelson spoke to a minister about the Hinduja brothers' bid for a UK passport the Prime Minister's official spokesman has admitted. Yesterday Downing Street said the Northern Ireland Secretary had not got involved in the tycoons' application. But Mr Mandelson has now recalled a brief conversation with Home Office minister Mike O'Brien on their behalf. He has been accused of helping them in exchange for a £1m Millennium Dome loan

24th January 2001

MANDELSON QUITS AFTER PASSPORT ROW

Peter Mandelson is resigning as Northern Ireland Secretary but insists he has not acted improperly in any way. Mr Mandelson admitted discussing Dome sponsor Srichand Hinduja's passport application with a Home Office minister The announcement that he was quitting came after he had been called to talks with Tony Blair in Downing Street. In his last Commons appearance before formally resigning Mr Mandelson paid tribute to the work of the RUC.

24th January 2001

MANDELSON ` I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEAR

Peter Mandelson accepted that he should have been clearer earlier on about his role in the Hinduja passport affair. He said he should have told the Observer that he & not an official had spoken to a Home Office minister. Mr Mandelson said he wanted to remove himself "from the countless stories & controversies of feuds & divisions" which had surrounded his career. "I want to lead a more normal life " he said before leaving Downing Street.

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23th January 2001

MANDELSON ADMITS PASSPORT CONVERSATION

Peter Mandelson spoke to a minister about the Hinduja brothers' bid for a UK passport the Prime Minister's official spokesman has admitted. Yesterday Downing Street said the Northern Ireland Secretary had not got involved in the tycoons' application. But Mr Mandelson has now recalled a brief conversation with Home Office minister Mike O'Brien on their behalf. He has been accused of helping them in exchange for a £1m Millennium Dome loan

24th January 2001

MANDELSON QUITS AFTER PASSPORT ROW

Peter Mandelson is resigning as Northern Ireland Secretary but insists he has not acted improperly in any way. Mr Mandelson admitted discussing Dome sponsor Srichand Hinduja's passport application with a Home Office minister The announcement that he was quitting came after he had been called to talks with Tony Blair in Downing Street. In his last Commons appearance before formally resigning Mr Mandelson paid tribute to the work of the RUC.

24th January 2001

GOVT URGED TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON PEACE

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has urged the Government not to allow Peter Mandelson's resignation to distract it from the search for peace in N Ireland. Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble praised Mr Mandelson in the Commons. He said his work in Northern Ireland had been appreciated by many people. The Democratic Unionist Party said few tears would be shed for Mr Mandelson who "refused to recognise" it spoke for the majority of the unionist community.

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23th January 2001

PARTY TAX BATTLE REACHES DISNEY HEIGHTS

The Conservative Party's plans for an #8bn tax cut are "an insult to Mickey Mouse" Tony Blair's office has said. An official said they had a "back of the envelope feel to them" & described them as a "joke". But shadow chancellor Michael Portillo insisted the Tories could still reach spending targets on health transport defence & the police. He promised to match Labour's pledges in all these areas.

24th January 2001

MANDELSON QUITS AFTER PASSPORT ROW

Peter Mandelson is resigning as Northern Ireland Secretary but insists he has not acted improperly in any way. Mr Mandelson admitted discussing Dome sponsor Srichand Hinduja's passport application with a Home Office minister The announcement that he was quitting came after he had been called to talks with Tony Blair in Downing Street. In his last Commons appearance before formally resigning Mr Mandelson paid tribute to the work of the RUC.

24th January 2001

Qs UPROAR OVER THE MANDELSON AFFAIR

Tony Blair has said Peter Mandelson is "a bigger man than many of his critics" during furious Commons exchanges with Opposition leader William Hague. During Prime Minister's Question Time he said Mr Hague had "lived down to my expectations" in his comments. Mr Hague said the PM made a "monumental error of judgment" restoring Mr Mandelson to Government after 10 months He then had to sack the same minister twice for the same offence he said.

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