The British government minister who resigned over the Iraq War is now charging that her government bugged Kofi Annan's office: The ex-cabinet minister, Clare Short, who quit as international development secretary because of her opposition to the war, said she had seen transcripts of Mr. Annan's conversations. "In fact," she added in a BBC radio interview, "I've had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to the war, thinking `Oh dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will see what he and I are saying.' " Mr. Annan's spokesman, Fred Eckhard, was not available for immediate comment, but was quoted by the BBC as saying that Mr. Annan had nothing to hide, and that if the allegations were true the actions would have been illegal. At his monthly news conference today, Prime Minister Tony Blair said, "I'm not going to comment on the work of our security services — do not take that as an indication that the allegations made by Clare Short are true. "I really do regard what Clare Short has said this morning as totally irresponsible, and entirely consistent."