John Reid Quotes on Government (5 Quotes)

According to a recent leaked memo marked Secret U. K. Eyes Only ... Given that the government has previously and firmly indicated that setting a date for possible withdrawal or drawing down could endanger our troops on the ground in Iraq, and given that this allegedly leaked memo speculates on possible dates for such action, the government should urgently clarify the situation to ensure that it is understood that our troops will remain in Iraq until our tasks there are completed.

And the suggestion that any government would use that sort of subject and phenomenon for spin and public relations I thought was beneath contempt.

Our purpose in Afghanistan is simple, that is to help the people and the government of Afghanistan to build their own democratic institutions and to take control of their own future.

I don't know who Mr Des Smith is. He doesn't speak with any authority for the Government at all.

This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,