British minister sees Iraq vote on schedule
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British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who visited troops in Iraq today, said he saw no reason to delay next month&#39;s election as preparations are on track.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday elections would be held on schedule in January despite a surge in violence and more than a score of hostages under threat of death from insurgents.
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Britain today welcomed the announcement that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq on January 30, despite the continuing violence in many parts of the country.
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The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not "cut and run" from Iraq following that country's election this month, denying reports that London is pushing Washington to set a timetable for ...
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A government minister yesterday gave the clearest signal yet that there will be an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Britain's participation in the US-led invasion of Iraq
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British PM in Baghdad to discuss Iraqâs January elections with Allawi as violence shows no signs of abating in Iraq. By Peter Walker - BAGHDAD.
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, arrived in Iraq on Monday for a fact-finding visit as he weighs Britain's future involvement in a four-year-old war that has angered voters and led to calls for a speedy pullout.
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Britain may send up to 1,300 extra troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country before scheduled elections there in January, The Times newspaper reported.
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Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up from UK troops.
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LONDON - The British government is &quot;very sympathetic&quot; to a US request for British troops in southern Iraq to be moved closer to Baghdad to free up American forces for anti-insurgency operations, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.
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LONDON/BAGHDAD  - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  said Sunday elections would be held as planned in January  despite a surge in violence across the country.
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Britain&#39;s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon arrives at Parliament in London, Monday Oct. 18, 2004, to give a statement about redeployment of British troops in Iraq.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government says it is determined to hold elections as scheduled at the end of January, despite demands from several political groups for
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is visiting British troops in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
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The Americans are saying it, the British Government is saying it and so too is Iyad Allawi. Iraqis will go to the polls by the end of January, come what may.