The Iraq war inquiry has insisted that Tony Blair will be questioned “very much in public.”
The statement follows claims that key evidence from the former Prime Minister would be heard behind closed doors.
Newspaper reports claimed Mr Blair’s meetings with US President George W. Bush and details of the decision-making process that led to war would be dealt with in secret on grounds of national security and the need to protect Britain’s relationship with the US.
However, a spokesman for the Chilcot Inquiry said: “Mr Blair will be appearing very much in public and will be questioned in detail on a wide range of issues surrounding Britain’s involvement in Iraq.
“We have said right from the start that he will be a key figure in the inquiry. Mr Blair has said that he is ready and willing to give evidence in public.”
It’ll be fascinating to see how Tony tap dances around this. He’s said that he would have gone into Iraq irregardless of the falsehood of the WMDs. What non-sense. Why would you go into Iraq and leave the many other despots around the world still in power? There’s no logical sense to it, particularly when you’re up to your armpits in another war in Afghanistan.
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