Gordon Brown admits to 'lying' in Iraq inquiry
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Gordon Brown is to correct his evidence to the Iraq Inquiry after accepting defence spending had not risen in real terms every year under Labour.
The PM, chancellor during the war, said he now accepted it "did not rise in real terms" in one or two years.
The Tories said it was a "humiliating climb-down" for the prime minister, whose evidence to the inquiry had been criticised by former defence chiefs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8572372.stm
The PM, chancellor during the war, said he now accepted it "did not rise in real terms" in one or two years.
The Tories said it was a "humiliating climb-down" for the prime minister, whose evidence to the inquiry had been criticised by former defence chiefs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8572372.stm
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Mcellie
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This sounds like a story you'd expect more newspapers/tv headlines to pick up on today. Is this a case of 'burying the lead' or something else?
- 1 year ago
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Mcellie
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deathvoices
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Mcellie:
Half the country wouldn't care anyway - I hate that people don't vote!
Not that I'd want the tories in power... not a fan of new labour, but I'd rather them than "Call-Me-Dave" Cameron. - 1 year ago
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