Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could have his privy councillorship revoked in the wake of the Chilcot inquiry’s publication and be called before parliament for questioning. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says that he will probably support a “contempt” motion in the House of Commons next Thursday against Tony Blair. Tory backbencher David Davis is expected to table a motion of contempt against the former PM in the coming days, accusing him of deception over the 2003 Iraq war. The Sunday Express reports: Mr Davis, the former shadow home secretary, told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show: “I’m going to put down a contempt motion, a motion which says that Tony Blair has held the House in contempt. “It’s a bit like contempt of court. Essentially by deceit.” “If you look just at the debate alone, on five different grounds the House was misled, three in terms of the weapons of mass destruction, one in terms of the UN votes were going, and one in terms of the threat, the risks. “He might have done one of those accidentally, but five?” Mr Davis said if his motion is accepted by Speaker John Bercow, it could be debated before Parliament breaks up [...]
