Blair's very vocal critics are lining up. Opposition Conservative politician and member of the Intelligence and Security committee Richard Ottaway says it appears that the most significant foreign affairs initiative Britain has dealt with since the WWII was argued and debated on a false premise and that he says that raises profound constitutional questions.

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Richard Ottaway, the member of parliament for Coulsden, was taken aback by Meredith's funeral at Croydon Minster.

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It comes ahead of a bill, tabled by Richard Ottaway MP, which would see licensing for scrap metal dealers.

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The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill aims to reform the industry and tackle what Mr Ottaway calls "outdated legislation" from 1964.

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