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Portrait of the week | 23 April 2011

This week's Portrait of the week

issue 23 April 2011

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David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a joint statement on Libya with President Barack Obama of the United States and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, saying that ‘so long as Gaddafi is in power, Nato and its coalition partners must maintain their operations’. British and French military officers were being sent to Libya to train opposition forces. The frigate Cumberland, which had evacuated hundreds of people from Libya, arrived at Devonport to be decommissioned. The Ministry of Defence posted on the internet secret information about Britain’s nuclear submarines, by not properly blanking out sections of the documents. The Commons Education Committee recommended that Ofsted should be split into two inspectorates, for education and children’s care. Among the 36,500 runners in the London Marathon, Jon Morgan, aged 43, finished as the fastest cartoon character, dressed as Fred Flintstone, in 2:46.59.

Ed Miliband, the leader of the opposition, appeared on a platform with the Lib Dem MP Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, arguing in favour of the alternative vote.

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