William Hague - My Fake Diary

Saturday, 10 March 2012

The Nigerian failed hostage rescue and their deaths seems to have upset the Italians.

They have said that it is inexplicable that Britain did not inform its European partner before launching the attempt to free the two construction workers, one British, one Italian.

Italy's foreign minister, Giulio Terzi, has asked me to provide the "utmost clarity" around the events, and demanded details "in the next few hours".

Should I say: "The limited time available to make a decision "constrained how much we were able to consult others?"

Yes, that sounds vaguely Hague enough to use!