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A Labour MP resigns from Government over Blair's handling of the Middle East crisis

August 10, 2006 3:38 PM
George W. Bush and Tony Blair

George W. Bush and Tony Blair

Jim Sheridan, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, resigned as a parliamentary private secretary to the defence team in protest at the UK Government's policy on the Middle East

Jim Sheridan's resignation draws further attention to the serious dispute in the Labour party and reinforces the need for a recall of Parliament so the Government's flawed policy towards the Middle East can be debated.

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