At Tuesday's news conference, Prime Minister Brown expressed once again his rationale for being engaged in the country.

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The indictment says he committed the crimes while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and as a cabinet minister, before being elected prime minister in 2006.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said British envoys are being sent out to talk with coalition partners and NATO allies to make the case for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

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For a man who spent his first months as Prime Minister being ridiculed as "Bambi" Tony Blair has shown an ability for ruthlessness.

BBC: After the reshuffle are the knives still out for Blair?

David Cameron is no doubt fed up with the prime minister being lauded around the globe as something of an economic saviour.

BBC: The full story: PM's questions

After one of the many European summits last year I can recall the British prime minister being asked whether he was a "Eurosceptic".

BBC: Why Cameron is backing closer European integration