IRAQ WAR - AFTER THOUSANDS OF US AND UK MILITARY CASUALTIES - the British government hides documents that could explain why troops went to war

Bush and Blair - Daily Mail photo

Iraq war whitewash: Grieving families' fury as Cabinet Secretary cooks up shabby deal to keep letters and calls between Blair and Bush secret.

Agreement reached to publish 'gist and quotes' of notes between leaders

Material includes 25 notes and more than 130 records of conversations 

The Iraq War inquiry was condemned as a whitewash last night after more than 150 crucial messages from Tony Blair to George W Bush were censored.  Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has vetoed the release of the letters and phone calls in the run-up to the 2003 conflict, officials revealed.  In them, Mr Blair is said to have promised the US President: 'You know, George, whatever you decide to do, I'm with you.'  

 

The official reason for the censorship is that publication would deter prime ministers from speaking freely in private.

 

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