Gary Gibbon
Sarkozy to Cameron: ‘You can’t have an offshore centre’
Gary Gibbon observes David Cameron cast as delusional in Brussels.
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Years of UK blackmail could be at an end – source
A European Comission source tells Gary Gibbon that that the UK is deluded to think that with the 17 going it alone they wouldn’t – potentially joined by others – be operating a single market within the single market.
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UK goes solo as EU forges ahead
Have David Cameron’s actions in Europe isolated the UK politically? One German MEP tells Channel 4 News: “They’ve asked too much and got nothing.”
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Anti-UK protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran
The UK asks Iran to act “with utmost urgency” to protect the British embassy as a Middle East analyst tells Channel 4 News the protesters could be “rent-a-mob”.
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UK cuts financial ties with Iran after nuclear report
After publication of a critical UN report about nuclear weapons production in Iran, Chancellor George Osborne orders all British credit and financial institutions to stop trading with Iranian banks.
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Saif Gaddafi captured in the Libyan desert
The arrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s son and heir apparent Saif al-Islam in the southern desert is a chance for the Zintan fighters to redeem themselves, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
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Too many actors in the push for Syrian peace
The problem with brokering a resolution to the situation in Syria is that there are just too many regional actors with different agendas.
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British spies thwarted plot by former Libyan allies
MI6 had struck up such a budding relationship with Libyan Intelligence in the preceding years that when they wanted to kill our people earlier this year, we seem to have known about it. Which illustrates a point the spooks often like to make: that it is in Britain’s national interests to do business with people we don’t like.
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Repairing the spooks' reputation
MI6 in particular has suffered some hard reputational knocks and doesn’t like it. Mr Hague is trying to shape the debate about it in the media, by giving those who write and comment on it a better idea of how it works, as Jonathan Rugman reports.
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Syria suspended from Arab League
The Arab League will also impose sanctions on President Assad’s government, after Syria failed to accept proposals to end its campaign of violence against domestic opponents of the regime.
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Was the Palestinian bid for UN membership a mistake?
As Israel retaliates over a Palestinian statehood bid that looks set to fail, Ramallah’s deputy mayor tells Channel 4 News the Israeli reaction means times will be hard for those who believe in peace.
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Arab League consider suspending Syria
As Syrian troops continue their bloody crackdown on protesters in Homs, a human rights group tells Channel 4 News that Syria “will be suspended from the Arab League” at talks on Saturday.
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‘Disturbing’ rise in cyber attacks on UK government
A British intelligence agency warns cyber attacks on the UK government are on the rise, ahead of a major summit on cyber-warfare. But an expert tells Channel 4 News the summit will be “superficial”.
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Gary Gibbon
Westminster vote countdown starts
Gary Gibbon on the last minute efforts to stop Tories rebelling by voting for a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union.
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Establishment makes ‘dog’s breakfast’ of Europe
Conservative MP Douglas Carswell tells Channel 4 News why he plans to defy a three-line whip and vote for a rebel motion on Europe.
