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British PM admits to Iraq inquiry blunder

British prime minister Gordon Brown admits he gave incorrect evidence to the Iraq inquiry in London.
Mr Brown told the Chilcot Inquiry that as the head of the UK treasury, he had made real increases in the defence budget every year.
But official figures from the ministry of defence show that, allowing for inflation, military spending actually [...]

6 in 10 Brits believe Brown lied about Iraq war funding

London, Mar. 20 (ANI): Six out of ten Britons believe that Prime Minister Gordon Brown lied to the nation about forces” funding.
According to a Sun News/YouGov poll, they thought the PM knew the truth but presented the twisted version to the Iraq War Inquiry panel and MPs.
The poll also found that just one in five [...]

MI6 chief’s beach pics on Facebook ‘no state secret’, says UK Foreign Secretary

London, July 6 (ANI): Reacting on the headlines grabbed by new MI6 head Sir John Sawers’ photographs, which appeared on Facebook, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that it is “not a state secret” that the spy chief wears Speedos.

John’s wife Shelley Sawers [...]

New MI6 chief’s wife blatantly breaches secrecy by posting ‘plenty’ on Facebook

London, July 5 (ANI): The credibility of Britain’s new chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir John Sawers, is being questioned after his wife published family holiday photographs and other personal details on Facebook.

Currently Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, Sir John will take up his post as MI6 head, in charge of Britain’s spying [...]

Invisibility cloak ‘to be unveiled within months’

Sydney, Apr 4 (ANI): Your dream of possessing a Harry Potter invisibility cloak could be just months away, at least that’s what a British scientist claims.

Sir John Pendry, who pioneered the concept, believes that the cloak that can make an object disappear could be unveiled within next six months.

“The first man-made cloak will be more [...]

Sir John Major secretly penned poetry to beat 10 Downing Street stress

London, March 7 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major used to secretly write poetry to relieve himself of stress, it has emerged.

The 64-year-old, who lost the 1997 general election to Tony Blair, penned verse during his time in [...]