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    William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond PC FRSL (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician and life peer who was Leader of the Conservative...
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  • "Scourge of Janos 7" and "Liberator of the African Block". General William Hague (Robert Foxworth) is chairman of EarthForce's Joint Chiefs of Staff...
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  • William Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond (born 1961) is a British politician. William Hague may also refer to: William Hague (architect) (1840–1899), Irish...
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    author, former civil servant, and wife of Conservative politician William Hague. Born Ffion Jenkins in Cardiff, she is a native Welsh speaker and first...
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    The Hague (/heɪɡ/ HAYG; Dutch: Den Haag [dɛn ˈɦaːx] or 's-Gravenhage [ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə] ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands...
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    (2024) p 390 Hague 2005, p. 479. Hague 2005, p. 484. Hague 2005, p. 526. "William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806)". Hague 2005, pp. 529–533. Hague 2005, p. 565...
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  • James William "Iron" Hague (6 November 1885 – 18 August 1951) was a boxer born in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was the British heavyweight...
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    Michaelmas Term (week commencing 18 November 2024). On 27 November, William Hague was announced as the winner of the election. Baron Patten of Barnes...
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    leader formally took effect in June 1997 following the election of William Hague. Major remained in the House of Commons as a backbencher, regularly...
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    contributed to the Labour victory. The opposition Conservative Party under William Hague's leadership was still deeply divided on the issue of Europe and the...
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    following candidates announced their intention to stand: Kenneth Clarke William Hague Michael Howard Peter Lilley John Redwood Stephen Dorrell – withdrew...
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    William Hague Jr. (1836–1899) was a well-known Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architect active throughout mid- to late-nineteenth-century Ireland...
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    of the party Michael Ancram, Oliver Letwin and former party leader William Hague. His campaign did not gain wide support until his speech, delivered...
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  • Look up Hague, hague, or The Hague in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Hague is a city in the western coast Netherlands, the capital of the province...
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    Party leader William Hague was the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet from 1997 to 2001. Following his initial appointments in June 1997, Hague reshuffled...
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    backbencher during the premiership of John Major. During the leadership of William Hague he was Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security between 1997 and...
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    tariffs with Deripaska. On 26 October 2008 the Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague claimed the "whole country" wanted "transparency" about Mandelson's...
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    speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague. Osborne was elected as MP for Tatton in 2001, becoming the youngest...
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    Prisons from 1995 to 1997. She later served in the Shadow Cabinet of William Hague as Shadow Secretary of State for Health from 1998 to 1999 and Shadow...
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    given the title as an unofficial description by the media, such as William Hague. The first politician to hold the office as such was Reginald Maudling...
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    politics, with Prime Minister Tony Blair and then-Leader of the Opposition William Hague agreeing that the opposition role was the harder job of the two positions...
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    in the 1990s. Redwood subsequently served in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague and Michael Howard; he remained a backbencher from then on. On 24 May...
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    and William Hague ran on the same ticket, with Howard as leader and Hague as Deputy Leader and Party Chairman. The day after they agreed this, Hague decided...
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  • gained anywhere. Major resigned as party leader and was succeeded by William Hague. The 2001 general election resulted in a net gain of one seat for the...
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    tb00500.x. Hague 2007, pp. 250, 254–256 Hague 2007, p. 286 Hague 2007, pp. 441–442 Hague 2007, p. 442 Tomkins 2007, pp. 195–196 Hazlitt, William (1825)....
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  • of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ffion Hague, wife of former Conservative Party leader and former Foreign Secretary William Hague Ffion Morgan, Welsh footballer...
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    of one seat, which was considered a disappointment; the party leader William Hague subsequently resigned, with Truss supporting the former defence secretary...
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    Party had developed since 1979. After the defeat of the Conservatives, William Hague made her Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and later Shadow Secretary...
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    During the Cameron–Clegg coalition, Nick Clegg answered 15 PMQs and William Hague twice, all opposite Harriet Harman. Harman had previously in her capacity...
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    William "Will" Hague (8 March 1864 – 9 October 1924) was a South Australian businessman and member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly. Hague...
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