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Newsnight Thursday, 13 February, 2003, 18:28 GMT
13 February 2003
Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman
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Security threat
Tonight - the continuing security alert in Britain. David Blunkett stood up in the House of Commons to explain what's going on. So, what is going on, and does it make sense for the government to be under perpetual pressure to explain?

David Blunkett

Hans Blix delivers his report tomorrow to the UN Security Council. Jack Straw again claimed today that Iraq is in material breach of resolution 1441. So what will the chief weapons inspector say?

As many as 500,000 people are expected at this Saturday's demonstration against the war in London. The marchers will come from both right and left of the political spectrum - with different agendas, aims and objectives. With such divergent views can they send a coherent message? And will the Government be listening?


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