Military action to remove Robert Mugabe was deemed not a “serious option” by the Foreign Office, despite mounting frustration within Tony Blair’s government over the Zimbabwean dictator’s refusal to relinquish power, newly declassified files reveal.
Documents released to the National Archives in Kew show that Downing Street pressed the Foreign Office to devise new strategies to exert pressure on Mugabe, as the former British colony descended into widespread violence and economic chaos.
