You might not think it to read the coverage in the British media, but this woman is some kind of hero in the poorest regions of the world. People in the Foreign Office used to laugh at the international development department. Now its work is seen as integral to British international standing. -Clare Short

 

You might not think it to read the coverage in the British media, but this woman is some kind of hero in the poorest regions of the world. People in the Foreign Office used to laugh at the international development department. Now its work is seen as integral to British international standing.


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It needs to become as easy to get hold of a condom in a poor country as Coca-Cola.

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I will not uphold a breach of international law or this undermining of the U.N. and will resign from the government.

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I just couldn't believe that he would do it, that anyone could be so deceitful over a matter of war, fighting for human life and taking it. -Clare Short
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Reckless with our government;reckless with his own future, position and place in history.

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People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.

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You might not think it to read the coverage in the British media, but this woman is some kind of hero in the poorest regions of the world. People in the Foreign Office used to laugh at the international development department. Now its work is seen as integral to British international standing. -Clare Short
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I think everyone agrees we would have done better with a different leader.

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