William Hague
William Hague
William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, PC, FRSLis a British Conservative politician and life peer. He represented Richmond, Yorkshire as Member of Parliamentfrom 1989 to 2015. He also served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015, as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2010 to 2014, and as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1961
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beholden create house wants
He wants to create a House of Cronies, beholden to him alone, ... constitutional vandalism.
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I don't know whether I will ever go back on to the front, but don't rush me.
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It would have been a major disaster if the bag had fallen open.
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It must be a sobering lesson for all parties that millions of people have been reluctant or have refused to participate in this election at all and there will be much to reflect on for the Conservative Party.
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Initial negotiations have been positive. It will be a matter of months rather than a year.
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That was an encouraging sign. But we want them to go further down the road, and point out how important it is to have American leadership given their economic weight in the world. That would make an enormous difference.
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There is a choice. There is no excuse for giving up on Britain. We are surrendering to the European Union our ability to run our own affairs.
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We will not be threatened. We intend to be in government after the next general election, so this won't really matter.
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Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.
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Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.
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Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.
country burning exit
I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.
too-late late treaties
It's not too late to stop the Lisbon Treaty.
country hands people
Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.