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The IMF has criticised a move to tighten budgets in the US, arguing it is "excessively rapid and ill-timed". The international organisation said cuts in spending would knock as much as 1.75% off growth this year.
Lord Reid said if he was Prime Minister he would be "very cautious indeed" about arming any faction involved in the conflict in Syria. I think...that probably you...
David Cameron has said British intelligence agencies have “credible evidence” that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict. Speaking fr...
Nick Clegg said the international community would leave president Assad in "absolutely no doubt" that he has no alternative but to enter into a political peace ...
Lord Williams said a Syrian peace deal centred around conference in Geneva looks less likely after the White House confirmed the use of chemical weapons by the Assad...
Brooks Newmark said rebel fighters from moderate groups in Syria were "flaking away" to better-armed Islamist militias. “It’s pretty much an asymmetrical war, wit...
14/06/2013 on BBC News
14/06/2013
14/06/2013 on Today, BBC Radio 4