DUFF HOON TO GO EXCLUSIVE: He carries the can for Rumsfeld shambles DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon faces the sack as soon as the conflict in Iraq is over. Tony Blair has decided to give the hapless Minister his marching orders after Hoon's latest blunder nearly derailed the Government war strategy. Mr Hoon - dubbed "Buff-Hoon" by colleagues - is tipped to be replaced by Education Secretary Charles Clarke. Mr Blair was furious after Mr Hoon's American counterpart, Donald Rumsfeld, declared that the US could engage in a military conflict without Britain. His statement followed a lengthy telephone conversation with...
