The war in Iraq cast a shadow over the last 48 hours of the election campaign today as relatives of British soldiers killed in action blamed Tony Blair personally for their losses.
As the estranged wife of a Coldstream Guard killed two days ago blamed the Prime Minister for his death, ten soldiers’ familes delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street to demand a public inquiry into the legality of the conflict. The Prime Minister was given a 14-day deadline to agree to an inquiry before the families make an immediate application for a judicial review.
Mr Blair could also be the subject of a private prosecution over the war, and over possible allegations about his conduct in public office, said a lawyer for the