To kidnap and kill anyone is inexcusable. But it is repugnant to commit such a crime against a woman who has spent most of her life working for the good of the people of Iraq,
This is a very good result for the people of Iraq.
Because we want international consensus...we will be allowing a good period of up to two weeks, maybe a little more, before we ask for a decision.
It took a good deal of work behind the scenes to achieve this result and I'm glad we've got there.
Robin and I had been good friends for nearly 30 years and that friendship survived our policy disagreements over Iraq, ... He was the greatest parliamentarian of his generation and a very fine foreign secretary. I deeply mourn his loss.