John Prideaux

Political Correspondent, Economist

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Political correspondent for the Economist, based in London

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Fifteen British sailors and marines have been shown on Iranian State TV, including the one woman, who says British boats "trespassed" on Iranian waters before she and her comrades were…

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President Bush's international ally in the war in Iraq has been Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, but yesterday eight members of Blair's own government resigned, and today  Blair…

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