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'Whitewash' Harrowdown Hill, Longworth, Oxfordshire

Harrowdown Hill is the infamous hill where weapons expert Dr David Kelly's body was found in July 2003.

 

“I'll be found dead in the woods".... "There are many dark actors playing games” - Dr David Kelly (July 2003)

 

Lord Hutton, a law lord, who was to lead the Inquiry insisted in his opening statement that he was in charge, and he alone would decide what matters were relevant. 'This Inquiry is to be conducted - and I stress it - by myself', he said. 'This means that all the decisions have to be taken by me. Let me indicate now, so that there need to be no misunderstanding, what are the implications of what I have just said.

First of all, it is I, and I alone, who will decide what witnesses will be called. I also decide to what matters their evidence will be directed.

 

Lord Hutton was assigned to lead the Inquiry into Kelly's death by Lord Falconer of Thoroton, secretary of state for constitutional affairs who, coincidentally, was Blair's former flatmate.

Falconer, was nicknamed by the Conservative Party as one of "Tony's Cronies".

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%27s_Cronies

 

www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/jun/13/uk.constitution3

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