Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon attempted to head off criticism from several Labour MPs opposed to war against Iraq with his insistence that nothing had been decided, but when he was asked if the UK required the agreement of the United Nations Security Council to launch a military strike he replied: 'We do not require the specific agreement of the Security Council....

பந்தோபஸ்து சபையின் உடன்பாடு தேவையா? என்ற கேள்விக்குப் பதிலளித்த ஹிடன், ''பந்தோபஸ்து எதுவும் எங்களுக்குத் தேவையில்லை'' என்று பதிலளித்தார்.
