In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
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Question: ロビン・クックは新労働党政権下で外務大臣の任に着いており、イラク戦争を批判していた。

Answer: Robin Cook served as Foreign Secretary under New Labour and was a critic of the war in Iraq.


Question: 今日のロンドンの爆発をめぐる混乱の中、当局者は救急サービスが迅速に行われるように、一般人はシティを避けるように要請した。

Answer: Amid the confusion surrounding today's London blasts, officials have urged the public to avoid the city if possible to allow emergency services to operate more quickly.


Question: 反対者らは、封鎖と建設工事は、イスラム教徒の聖地へのアクセスを阻止するための故意の所業であると宣言した。

Answer:
Opponents have declared the blockades and the construction work a deliberate act to prevent Muslims from accessing the holy site.