Mugabe must be 'stripped of power'
Press Assoc. - 34 minutes ago
Robert Mugabe must not be allowed to wield power from behind the scenes as part of a new transitional government in Zimbabwe, Britain has warned.
South African President Thabo Mbeki has reportedly drawn up proposals that would allow Mr Mugabe to remain as titular president and head of state while handing over power to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister.
However Foreign Secretary David Miliband, in Johannesburg for talks with South African leaders, reacted coolly to the idea of any continuing role for Mr Mugabe as part of transitional settlement.
"We cannot be in a situation where in fact Mr Mugabe is able to control things from behind the scenes," he told BBC Radio 4's The World at One.
Britain, like other leading powers including the United States and France, has refused to recognise Mr Mugabe's victory in last month's final run-off for the presidential elections after >>
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