by Chris Mullin
Those, Mr Speaker, are the last words I shall speak in this place.
APPENDIX
The Blair/Brown government
Tony Blair’s Cabinet (Secretaries of State and senior ministers) May 2005–May 2006
Tony Blair
Prime Minister
John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Charlie Falconer
Lord Chancellor
Jack Straw
Foreign Secretary
Charles Clarke
Home Secretary
Valerie Amos
Leader of the House of Lords
Geoff Hoon
Leader of the House of Commons
Alan Johnson
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Ruth Kelly
Education and Skills
Tessa Jowell
Culture, Media and Sport
John Reid
Defence and Scotland
Margaret Beckett
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Patricia Hewitt
Health
Hilary Benn
International Development
Peter Hain
Northern Ireland and Wales
Alistair Darling
Transport
David Blunkett
Work and Pensions
John Hutton
Cabinet Office
Des Browne
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Hilary Armstrong
Chief Whip
Peter Goldsmith
Attorney General
Bruce Grocott
Chief Whip in the House of Lords
David Triesman
Foreign Office (Africa)
Douglas Alexander
Foreign Office (Europe)
Tony Blair’s Cabinet (Secretaries of State and senior ministers), May 2006–June 2007
Tony Blair
Prime Minister
John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Charlie Falconer
Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor
Margaret Beckett
Foreign Secretary
John Reid
Home Secretary
Valerie Amos
Leader of the House of Lords
Jack Straw
Leader of the House of Commons
Alan Johnson
Education and Skills
Ruth Kelly
Communities and Local Government
Tessa Jowell
Culture, Media and Sport
Des Browne
Defence
David Miliband
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Patricia Hewitt
Health
Hilary Benn
International Development
Peter Hain
Northern Ireland and Wales
Alistair Darling
Trade and Industry
Douglas Alexander
Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland
John Hutton
Work and Pensions
Hilary Armstrong
Cabinet Office
Hazel Blears
Minister without Portfolio
Stephen Timms
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Jacqui Smith
Chief Whip
Geoff Hoon
Foreign Office (Europe)
Peter Goldsmith
Attorney General
Bruce Grocott
Chief Whip in House of Lords
David Triesman
Foreign Office (Africa)
Gordon Brown’s Cabinet and senior ministers, June 2007–October 2008 (with minor reshuffle in January 2008)
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Alistair Darling
Chancellor of the Exchequer
David Miliband
Foreign Secretary
Jack Straw
Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor
Jacqui Smith
Home Secretary
Des Browne
Defence and Scotland
Alan Johnson
Health
Hilary Benn
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Douglas Alexander
International Development
John Hutton
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Harriet Harman
Leader of the House of Commons
Peter Hain
Work and Pensions (James Purnell from January 2008) and Wales (Paul Murphy from January 2008)
Ruth Kelly
Transport
Hazel Blears
Communities and Local Government
Ed Balls
Children, Schools and Families
Ed Miliband
Cabinet Office
James Purnell
Culture, Media and Sport
Shaun Woodward
Northern Ireland
Cathy Ashton
Leader of the House of Lords
Andy Burnham
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper from January 2008)
John Denham
Innovation, Universities and Skills
Geoff Hoon
Chief Whip
Bruce Grocott
Chief Whip in the House of Lords (until 2008)
Patricia Scotland
Attorney General
Mark Malloch-Brown
Foreign Office (Africa, Asia and the UN)
Yvette Cooper
Housing and Planning (Caroline Flint from January 2008)
Tessa Jowell
Olympics
Beverley Hughes
Children, Young People and Families
Gordon Brown’s Cabinet and senior ministers, October 2008–June 2009
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Harriet Harman
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons
Alistair Darling
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jack Straw
Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor
David Miliband
Foreign Secretary
Jacqui Smith
Home Secretary
Peter Mandelson
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Hazel Blears
Communities and Local Government
Ed Balls
Children, Schools and Families
Ed Miliband
Energy and Climate Change
John Hutton
Defence
Hilary Benn
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Douglas Alexander
International Development
Alan Johnson
Health
Shaun Woodward
Northern Ireland
Jim Murphy
Scotland
James Purnell
Work and Pensions
Geoff Hoon
Transport
Andy Burnham
Culture, Media and Sport
John Denham
Innovation, Universities and Skills
Paul Murphy
Wales
Janet Royall
Leader of the House of Lords
Yvette Cooper
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Nick Brown
Chief Whip
Patricia Scotland
Attorney General
Liam Byrne
Cabinet Office
Tessa Jowell
Olympics
Margaret Beckett
Housing and Planning
Tony McNulty
Employment and Welfare Reform
Caroline Flint
Foreign Office (Europe)
Beverley Hughes
Children, Young People and Families
Mark Malloch-Brown
Foreign Office (Africa, Asia and the UN)
Paul Drayson
Science and Innovation
Gordon Brown’s Cabinet and senior ministers, June 2009–May 2010
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
Harriet Harman
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the House of Commons
Peter Mandelson
Business, Innovation and Skills and First Secretary of State
Alistair Darling
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary
David Miliband
Foreign Secretary
Alan Johnson
Home Secretary
John Denham
Communities and Local Government
Ed Balls
Children, Schools and Families
Ed Miliband
Energy and Climate Change
Tessa Jowell
Cabinet Office and Olympics
Bob Ainsworth
Defence
Hilary Benn
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Douglas Alexander
International Development
Andy Burnham
Health
Shaun Woodward
Northern Ireland
Jim Murphy
Scotland
Yvette Cooper
Work and Pensions
Andrew Adonis
Transport
Ben Bradshaw
Culture, Media and Sport
Peter Hain
Wales
Janet Royall
Leader of the House of Lords
Liam Byrne
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Nick Brown
Chief Whip
Patricia Scotland
Attorney General
Mark Malloch-Brown
Foreign Office (Africa, Asia and the UN)
Pat McFadden
Business, Innovation and Skills
John Healey
Housing and Planning
Jim Knight
Employment and Welfare Reform
Paul Drayson
Defence (procurement) and Science and Innovation
Illustration credits
The author and publisher would like to extend their thanks for permission to reproduce the photographs in this book: Andrew Wiard 1; Associated Press 11, 15, 16; Parliamentary Recording Unit 12; Sunderland Echo 5, 6; Photoshot 2 and with the kind permission of Valerie Hanson, photograph by Philip Nixon 3. All other photos are author’s own.
While every effort has been made to contact copyright-holders of illustrations, the author and publishers would be grateful for information about any illustrations where they have been unable to trace them, and would be glad to make amendments in further editions.
Index
‘CM’ indicates Chris Mullin
9/11 attacks 23, 36, 198
10 per cent tax band 234, 235, 237, 238, 241, 245, 284, 344
90–day detention clause 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 78
A
Abbott, Diane 249
Abrahams, David 215, 216
Abuja, Nigeria: The Residence 166–7, 168–70
Acholi Inn, Gulu, Uganda 82
Acholi people 81, 82–3
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14
Additional Costs Allowance 208
Addo, Nana Akufo 70
Adie, Kate 415
Adjournment Restaurant, Portcullis House, London 57, 107, 427
Admiralty House, London 69, 189, 433
Adonis, Andrew 79–80, 386, 387, 400
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs 388