Diane Abbott: It was all about Tony Blair

The evidence on Iraq is now clear. The former PM was dizzied by Bush, and misled gullible MPs

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Diane Abbott, The Guardian/UK, Nov 27, 2009

The limitations of the Chilcot inquiry are obvious. It is a group of establishment trusties, evidence will not be on oath and the government is doing its best to keep key documents from the inquiry. Even yesterday, in the very first week of the inquiry, former British ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, mentioned four key documents that he knew existed but the Chilcot inquiry had not seen.

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Tags: an illegal war, Blair as a liar, Chilcot inquiry, Diane Abbott, Sir Christopher Meyer, Tony Blair