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Don't mention the Iraq war, William Hague tells cabinet
Source: The Guardian
Don't mention the Iraq war, William Hague tells cabinet
Tory foreign secretary's directive not to discuss legality of war
ahead of 10th anniversary sparks anger from Liberal Democrats
Nick Hopkins
The Guardian, Thursday 28 February 2013 21.30 GMT
William Hague has provoked a bitter row within the coalition by privately writing to other members of the cabinet urging them not to discuss the case for or legality of the Iraq war in the runup to the 10th anniversary of the invasion later this month, the Guardian can reveal.
In a confidential letter, the foreign secretary told senior members of the government they should not be drawn on the controversial issues that drew the UK into a politically divisive conflict that led to the death of almost 200 British troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.
But the instruction from Hague last week has infuriated Liberal Democrat ministers within the government, who intend to defy the edict.
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Tory foreign secretary's directive not to discuss legality of war
ahead of 10th anniversary sparks anger from Liberal Democrats
Nick Hopkins
The Guardian, Thursday 28 February 2013 21.30 GMT
William Hague has provoked a bitter row within the coalition by privately writing to other members of the cabinet urging them not to discuss the case for or legality of the Iraq war in the runup to the 10th anniversary of the invasion later this month, the Guardian can reveal.
In a confidential letter, the foreign secretary told senior members of the government they should not be drawn on the controversial issues that drew the UK into a politically divisive conflict that led to the death of almost 200 British troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.
But the instruction from Hague last week has infuriated Liberal Democrat ministers within the government, who intend to defy the edict.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/feb/28/dont-discuss-iraq-war-william-hague
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