The head of the civil service Sir Jeremy Heywood told MPs on the public administration and constitutional affairs committee that his offer of legal resources had been turned down by the inquiry chair.
Last month Sir John told the Prime Minister that he did not known when the inquiry would publish its report. David Cameron replied to say he was “fast losing patience”.
The wide-ranging inquiry into the Iraq war spoke to hundreds of witnesses. It is the process of ‘‘Maxwellisation’’ that appears to be slowing publication down.
Maxwellisation allows anyone the report may be critical of to see a copy and challenge findings before it is published.
No comments:
Post a Comment