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Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines?

William Hague

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William Hague
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 26
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British Politician
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William Jefferson Hague
Baron Hague of Richmond
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