'I can't believe he should say this' - Guardian Unlimited

What lies behind Jack Straw's remarks? With 27 years in parliament and three cabinet jobs under his belt, Jack Straw is one of Labour's most experienced political operators. The question in colleagues' minds yesterday was not whether he intended to hit the headlines, but why he wanted to do it now. "Nothing is an accident where Jack Straw is concerned," one party insider said yesterday. "Sometimes people say things and don't quite realise the impact it will have, but my reading is that he thought ...