Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was today announcing the mobilisation of up to 14,000 British troops to the Gulf as preparation for a ground war with Iraq. Mr Hoon was making a statement to MPs in ...

Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was today announcing the deployment of thousands of troops to the Gulf ahead of a possible ... he would never commit British troops to a war he believed was wrong ...

Meanwhile, British Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon said Britain would deploy thousands of troops to the Gulf region and has put 1,500 reservists on standby ahead of a possible war on Iraq.