HUMPHRYS:                    And now for a look at 
some of the other main political stories of the last week.  

                        Britain's most senior 
military man, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, sent a shiver through the government 
with a warning that the Armed Forces can't cope

ADMIRAL SIR MICHAEL BOYCE:    I am concerned on, if you like, the 
military effectiveness of our Armed Forces; and secondly I am concerned 
with the impact on our individuals who are helping out in the fire-fighting 
situation. 
 
HUMPHRYS:                    It put his political 
boss, Geoff Hoon on the spot.

                        Are we prepared to cope 
with a terrorist attack? The Tories think we're not and Iain Duncan Smith 
wants a Cabinet Minister responsible for Homeland Security - Tony Blair 
said no.

                        David Blunkett wants lots 
more laws changing our legal system. He says it's out of date. He's been 
accused of undermining our civil liberties. 

                        And Tony Blair's won an 
award - Parliamentarian of the Year. The Spectator editor and Tory MP Boris 
Johnson didn't seem too embarrassed about it. 

BORIS JOHNSON MP:            He can do cool, he can do Churchill 
and as one judge put it he can do a cool version of Churchill.