Peter Oborne

If Mr Hoon resigns, as he must, how can Mr Blair not resign as well?

If Mr Hoon resigns, as he must, how can Mr Blair not resign as well?

issue 18 October 2003

Three events counted at Westminster this week. The first, and by far the most important, was the dramatic testimony given on Monday to Lord Hutton by Kevin Tebbit, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. Tebbit confirmed that Tony Blair chaired the crucial meeting at which the ‘naming strategy’, designed to bring the identity of Dr Kelly into the public domain, was agreed.

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