Tony Blair's ex-defence chief 'told to burn memo saying Iraq invasion could be illegal'
Source: The Independent
Tony Blair’s ex-defence chief ‘told to burn memo saying Iraq invasion could be illegal’
Former minister Geoff Hoon claims he was told ‘in no uncertain terms’ to get rid of advice
Adam Forrest
3 hours ago
Tony Blair’s former defence secretary Geoff Hoon has claimed he was told by Downing Street to “burn” a memo that suggested the invasion of Iraq could be illegal.
The ex-Labour minister said his own adviser was told “in no uncertain terms” to get rid of a memo written by former attorney general Lord Goldsmith.
Details of Mr Hoon’s claims, which appear in his recently-published memoir See How They Run, comes as the former prime minister faces a campaign to block his knighthood.
More than 680,000 people have signed a petition to rescind the gong, and a YouGov poll indicated that 63 per cent of Britons are against the move to turn Mr Blair into Sir Tony.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-blair-knighthood-iraq-memo-b1987009.html
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Especially GW Bush and D Cheney. 
