Former colleague Peter Phillips, who was head of marketing and communications under Mr Horne, gave a cautious welcome to the appointment.

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Since many bondholders already took a hit in 2010, Finance Minister Peter Phillips acknowledged that they were likely to be disappointed, but urged them to accept the offer.

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Royals the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Peter and Zara Phillips as well as veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost were among the guests expected to attend.

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Erik Karlsson, Chris Phillips and Daniel Alfredsson scored for Ottawa, and Peter Regin picked up his first points of the season with two assists.

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Mike Phillips, Dwayne Peel, Mike Blair, Tomas O'Leary, Peter Stringer, Harry Ellis and Danny Care all have a good case for inclusion at scrum-half.

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The dramatic turn in fortunes forced McClaren into a triple substitution, sending on Peter Crouch, Frank Lampard and Stewart Downing for Lescott, Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

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Manager Peter Nicholas was then forced to make two more late changes as defenders Stuart Jones and Lee Phillips withdrew, Phillips with an injury and Jones because he had not been registered with Uefa.

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Peter Reid's side lost 5-0 at Everton on Boxing Day, with Premiership top-scorer Phillips missing his first game of the season with a hamstring injury.

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