Chilcot inquiry: Leading figures in British political Establishment accused of plotting to discredit investigation into Iraq war

‘Leading figures in the British political Establishment are behind a plot to discredit the Chilcot inquiry by portraying the panel members as “bumbling incompetents” who cannot deliver their report on time, it has been claimed.

The Independent has spoken to several inquiry sources furious at the increasing pressure being imposed by No 10 and Whitehall to speed up publication of their report into the Iraq war.

In recent weeks, the Conservative chair of the Defence Select Committee said that “anyone with a conscience” would have ensured that the report was published quickly, while the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon urged the inquiry’s chairman, Sir John Chilcot, to end the suffering of grieving families, saying his report had “been delayed long enough”.’

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