FORMER Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet as the build-up to apparent war with Iraq gathers pace.
The decision by the Leader of the House of Commons, one of the highest profile figures in the Labour Party, came as the cabinet held an emergency meeting in Downing Street.
A Number 10 spokeswoman said: "Robin Cook met the prime minister before cabinet and has resigned from the government."
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