Gary Gibbon
It’s sepulchral in the room itself. Reg Keys, sitting in the second row, stares grimly at the TV screen of Blair’s face unflinchingly. Mr Blair’s bodyguards – one standing, one sitting – stare out at the public. Mr Blair himself often seems to be in political more than “lessons learned” inquiry mode.
Gary Gibbon
The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has sent a big fat “no” to the Iraq inquiry’s request to publish quotations from the private letters that Tony Blair sent to President Bush.
So there we are – the end of a pretty self-assured performance from Alastair Campbell, hardly surprising perhaps for a man accustomed to presenting an entire government. When we got to the final break of the day and Campbell nonchalantly asked the panel what they’d like to ask him about next – “What’s to go?” –…
Channel 4 News Iraq inquiry blogger writes that as the Iraq inquiry gears up for tomorrow’s appearance by Alastair Campbell, the inquiry’s Dutch equivalent prepares to release its own report on the Netherlands’ involvement in Iraq.
The first day of the Iraq inquiry was characterised by the emergence of a potential “attack dog” in the shape of Sir Roderic Lyne and the appearance of some almost incomprehensible live transcripts.