The press release was coincidental with the chair of the All-party parliamentary group on Russia being due for renewal. Shortly afterwards, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who had served as a minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and was then chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, resigned from the group, saying he had been unhappy for some time about the group's behaviour and ``political direction''.
The press release was coincidental with the chair of the All-party parliamentary group on Russia being due for renewal.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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The
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DT
compound
Number=Sing
press
press
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nsubj
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release
release
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cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
root
Degree=Pos
coincidental
coincidental
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JJ
case
with
with
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IN
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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chair
chair
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NN
case
of
of
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all
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punct
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HYPH
compound
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party
party
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amod
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parliamentary
parliamentary
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Russia
Russia
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NNP
cop
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be
being
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advcl
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due
due
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JJ
case
for
for
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renewal
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Shortly afterwards, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who had served as a minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and was then chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, resigned from the group, saying he had been unhappy for some time about the group's behaviour and ``political direction''.
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shortly
Shortly
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advmod
afterwards
afterwards
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Rifkind
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who
who
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aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
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VBD
acl:relcl
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serve
served
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VBN
case
as
as
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a
a
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obl
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minister
minister
NOUN
NN
case
under
under
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amod
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Prime
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NNP
obl
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Ministers
Ministers
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NNPS
appos
Number=Sing
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Margaret
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flat
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Thatcher
Thatcher
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cc
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and
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John
John
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flat
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Major
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punct
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be
was
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advmod
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then
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conj
Number=Sing
chairman
chairman
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NN
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of
of
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the
the
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compound
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Intelligence
Intelligence
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cc
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and
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conj
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Security
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NNP
nmod
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Committee
Committee
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
resign
resigned
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case
from
from
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the
the
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obl
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group
group
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punct
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advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
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VBG
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
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VBD
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
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VBN
ccomp
Degree=Pos
unhappy
unhappy
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
some
some
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
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case
about
about
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
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POS
nmod
Number=Sing
behaviour
behaviour
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
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punct
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PUNCT
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punct
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amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
direction
direction
NOUN
NN
punct
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