at the post office after the chairman of the organisation stood down yesterday. henry staunton left the role following the fall out from the horizon it scandal. but there s confusion over whether it was by mutual consent as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free- is it, i am free. dismantled resisted is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this weekend
government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted. israel s long serving prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is for the umpteenth time fighting for his political life. the opinion polls suggest that if he called an election now, his likud party would lose half its seats. the political centre, which has been in the wilderness for years, seems to be making a comeback in israel. the war in gaza is getting difficult, and international opinion has turned sharply against israel, which makes life harder for israel s supporters, countries like the us and britain. it doesn t help that mr netanyahu refuses to consider a two state solution for the palestinians, the only thing western countries can think of as a possible way forward. and of course, there are very real worries that the gazan war could expand to take in the entire middle east a pretty gloomy picture all the way round, i suggested to lyse doucet, the b
hello, and welcome to unspun world. is the war in gaza beginning to slip away from israel? and are we seeing the start of a wider middle east conflict? for all of the words and all of the warnings, here we are, months on, and so many red lights are flashing across the region. after its involvement with the three hs hamas, hezbollah and the houthis is iran getting an inflated sense of its own importance? the iranian authorities felt overconfident in projecting their power in the middle east and they felt that they can get away with doing the same in pakistan. and prime minister modi of india inaugurates the hugely controversial hindu temple in ayodhya. does it represent the start of his election campaign? there was definitely a sense of political colour in that event. it is something the government will deny. they will say this is a religious ceremony, this was something that millions of hindus have wanted. israel s long serving prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is for t