William Hague today insisted that the alleged behaviour of Liam Fox and Adam Werritty was not “generic” across the Government but that the inquiry into their activities would be a springboard for an examination of the vexed issue of lobbying. Sir Gus O’Donnell, chief of the Civil Service, is due to publish on Tuesday his report into Dr Fox’s dealings with his close friend and self-styled adviser. Dr Fox resigned on Friday amid snowballing allegations concerning those links. It was “fanciful” to suggest that Dr Fox and Mr Werritty could have effectively been running a separate foreign policy, Mr Hague added, stating: “I make the foreign policy.” But he did admit that other ministers would have had contact with Mr Werritty, albeit “slight”. “I don’t think that the allegations that have been described in the press are generic across the Government,” the Foreign Secretary told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. “The idea that it is possible to run a completely separate policy by one minister is a fanciful idea. The foreign policy of this country is set by me and the Prime Minister. “One adviser and one minister are not able to run a different policy from the rest of the Government and people can at least be reassured about that.” But he added: “It will be important to take stock after that report of where there are wider implications. “My own experience of dealing with Liam Fox on the question of Sri Lanka, for inst

Hundreds of Sunday worshippers wound through a makeshift village of tents to reach St Paul’s Cathedral on the second day of global protests against the banking system. Around 150 visited morning services at 8am and 10.15 and the front entrance of cathedral was surrounded by more than 50 tents this morning, with bunting, placards and chalked messages on statues, walls and trees. Protestors claimed that they had the support of the church after Giles Fraser, the canon of the cathedral, today intervened to ask police to move off the steps to the door following morning service.. Mr Fraser confirmed that yesterday’s evensong had been cancelled because of protests but said: “People have a right to protest, it’s been very good natured.” When asked how he felt about prolonged occupation he said: “We will take it one day at a time, I’ve walked around and spok

Kenya’s Army has entered Somalia to fight the Islamist rebels who the Government blames for a series of recent kidnappings that have targeted tourists and aid workers. “We have crossed into Somalia in pursuit of [al-Shabaab], who are responsible for the kidnappings and attacks in our country,” said Alfred Mutua, government spokesman. Two Spanish aid workers were seized from the Dadaab refugee camp on Thursday, an attack that followed two kidnapping incidents last month targeting tourists on Kenya’s northern coast. Kenya has blamed the al-Shabaab for all three attacks but most analysts say pirate and criminal gangs are more likely to blame. In response to the attacks, which threaten Kenya’s lucrative tourist and aid industries, Kenya said at a press conference on yesterday that it was now prepared to take on the insurgent group inside Somalia. “If