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Geoff Hoon sorry for lobbying boast but insists: ‘I was set up’

26.03.10
Shamed ex-Cabinet minister Geoff Hoon apologises “unreservedly” for his role in the Lobbygate scandal... more

Geoff Hoon loses Nato role over Commons sleaze row

25.03.10
Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon has been dropped from a Nato committee following his involvement in the Commons cash for lobbying row... more

Iraq inquiry: Gordon Brown ‘refused cash for troops’

19.01.10
Video: Gordon Brown refused to give the Ministry of Defence the cash it wanted in the run-up to the Iraq war, former defence secretary Geoff Hoon claims... more

Brown 'refused cash for troops'

19.01.10
Gordon Brown refused to give the Ministry of Defence the cash it wanted in the run-up to the Iraq war, former defence secretary Geoff Hoon claimed today... more

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth met Geoff Hoon for a curry as coup plot simmered

11.01.10
Owner of south London curry house tells how Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth was 'laughing and joking' with ringleader of plot to topple Gordon Brown... more

Brown in crisis as ex-ministers launch leadership coup

06.01.10
EXCLUSIVE: Gordon Brown faced an attempted 'coup d’etat' as two former Cabinet heavyweights called for a secret ballot on his leadership... more

In full: Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt's leadership letter

06.01.10
FULL LETTER: Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt's call for vote of confidence plunges the Prime Minister's premiership into disarray... more

Hoon stopped me buying essential kit for troops, says Forces chief

03.12.09
British military chiefs were prevented from ordering equipment and mobilising reserves for the invasion of Iraq because Tony Blair wanted to keep his war plans secret, it has emerged... more

More Labour MPs rush to quit as Hoon apologises for claim

02.06.09
Sleaze-tainted David Chaytor joined the rollcall of shamed MPs standing down at the next election... more

Blears left in the cold as Prime Minister defends Hoon and Purnell on tax

21.05.09
Hazel Blears was looking increasingly isolated after Gordon Brown strongly defended other Cabinet ministers facing expenses allegations... more

Switchback Hoon built £1.7m property empire off expenses

08.05.09
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon built up a £1.7 million property empire with the help of the expenses system... more

Sack 'Buff Hoon' say rail unions

29.04.09
Rail union bosses called for Geoff Hoon to be fired, saying he is the worst Transport Secretary ever... more

Rail unions demand freeze on jobs 'massacre'

28.04.09
Rail union bosses are meeting Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, today in an escalating dispute over job losses, service cuts and fare rises... more

Tories attack plan to pay drivers £5,000 for buying an electric car

16.04.09
The Tories denounced plans for an electric car revolution as flawed immediately after ministers unveiled them... more

Allowances make a mockery of ordinary people, says banker who bought Hoon house

06.04.09
A banker who bought one of the London homes at the centre of the Geoff Hoon expenses scandal criticised the minister for and "making a mockery" of ordinary people... more

Passengers put first in Hoon shake-up of airport rules

09.03.09
The government has demanded the end of the Heathrow Hassle with a shake-up of the queues and regulation at leading airports... more

Geoff Hoon defends choice to fly but warns of green cost

04.03.09
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon defended people's right to fly after the Government backed a third runway at Heathrow... more

Research questions benefits of Heathrow’s third runway

09.02.09
The battle over Heathrow has intensified after a new study cast doubt on the Government’s case for a third runway... more

Third runway is a health risk, admits Hoon

28.01.09
A third runway at Heathrow will damage people's health, Geoff Hoon has admitted... more

Hoon is warned rail cutbacks will result in second Hatfield

27.01.09
Cutbacks in rail maintenance could lead to another Hatfield, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon was told... more

Heathrow will be biggest and busiest airport in the world

15.01.09
Heathrow will become the biggest as well as the busiest airport in the world under plans unveiled by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon... more

Heathrow battle begins today

15.01.09
The real battle for the future of Heathrow starts today, as the Transport Secretary announces his approval for a third runway - as this paper predicted last Friday... more

MPs plot to force runway vote

08.12.08
Rebel Labour MPs are defying Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon by plotting to force a Commons vote on a third runway at Heathrow... more

I'll decide on Heathrow: Hoon rules out Commons vote on runway

05.12.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has put himself on a collision course with MPs by ruling out a Commons vote on Heathrow's third runway plan... more

Commuters to face 11 per cent New Year rail fare rise

21.11.08
Commuter train fares will rocket by up to 11 per cent from January, rail operators announced... more

Defiant Hoon ploughs on with Heathrow expansion

31.10.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has vowed to "make progress" on expanding Britain's airports... more

Hoon allows runway opposition

30.10.08
New Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has given the Cabinet a green light to oppose the environmental impact of a third runway at Heathrow... more

Extra 10 million passengers a year to fly at Stansted

09.10.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has delighted business but angered green groups by allowing Stansted airport an extra 10 million passengers a year... more

Hoon is latest MP to reject Brown reshuffle

29.09.08
Gordon Brown's hopes of a wideranging Cabinet reshuffle were dealt a fresh blow today after his Chief Whip Geoff Hoon made clear he did not want to be moved... more


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