Philip Hammond
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Four top UK ministers plotted to oust PM Theresa May after general election, claims book
World | Sep 24, 2017, 07:18 PM ISTTheresa May's Cabinet Chancellor Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit secretary David Davis and Home Secretary Amber Rudd plotted to remove her following the general election.
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'Iran must make more concessions'
World | Mar 25, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTRiyadh: Iran will have to make further concessions in order to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme, said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.Speaking to reporters in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Hammond added that while
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Women may be allowed to join British infantry by 2016
World | Dec 19, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTLondon: In a first, women could be allowed to serve in the British infantry units by 2016, a media report said Friday.An army review of the ban on women serving in close combat is continuing,
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British hostage's family appeal to IS
World | Sep 13, 2014, 12:41 PM ISTLondon: The family of a British man being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants have appealed to his captors to make contact with them, media reported Saturday.A statement from the family of David Haines
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Philip Hammond appointed new foreign secretary
World | Jul 15, 2014, 05:50 PM ISTLondon: UK defence secretary Philip Hammond was today appointed the new foreign secretary as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's biggest re-shuffle ahead of a general election next year.58-year-old Hammond, considered as an impressive orator
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Britain Says It Could Bolster Military Presence In The Gulf
World | Jan 24, 2012, 07:13 PM ISTLondon, Jan 24: Britain today said it could send more military forces including warships to the strait of Hormuz to deter any moves by Iran to block the Persian Gulf oil traffic.“An escalation of a