Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Tony Blair is to blame for publication of Sir John Chilcot’s report into Iraq War being delayed, says Nick Clegg


The Chilcot report into the Iraq War has been held up by Tony Blair and must be published soon, Nick Clegg said yesterday.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that senior figures likely to be criticised by the inquiry should push for the report to be released – nearly five years after the probe was launched and three years after the final witness gave evidence.

He spoke out amid reports that the process of declassifying documents to be published by Sir John Chilcot, including Mr Blair’s correspondence with President George W Bush before the war, has stalled .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk