CHILCOT NET CLOSING IN ON PRIME MINISTER

CHILCOT NET CLOSING IN ON PRIME MINISTER

MAN WHO BANKROLLED WAR TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT

SNP Westminster Leader and Defence Spokesperson, Angus Robertson MP, has
seized on reports that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to give evidence to
the Chilcot Inquiry on his role in the Iraq invasion - before voters go to
the polls later this year.

The announcement comes just one day after Mr Robertson challenged Gordon
Brown to give evidence in public before the General Election at Prime
Minister's Questions.

Commenting, Mr Robertson said:

"The net is closing in on Gordon Brown.

"Despite all his efforts to force the Iraq inquiry behind closed doors,
the case for the man who bankrolled the illegal war in Iraq to give full
evidence in public is overwhelming - and now even he has acknowledged
that.

"Tony Blair led us into the worst foreign policy disaster in modern
times and, as senior figures involved in the run up to the conflict have
already told the Chilcot Inquiry, Gordon Brown was right beside him all
the way.

"The truth of illegal invasion must be known before voters goes to
the polls at the General Election. The people deserve the whole truth
about a war fought in their name but the full facts cannot be known until
Gordon Brown is held to account for his actions.

"There must be no delay in setting a date for this hearing."