LABOUR’S WMD LIES “undermined trust”

LABOUR’S WMD LIES “undermined trust”

We can’t trust a word labour says

Former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, the first serving Labour Minister to appear before the Chilcot Inquiry, today (Thursday) admitted that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction - the justification for the invasion - had "undermined trust" in the UK Government.

As the revelations from the Chilcot Inquiry continued, SNP Westminster Leader and Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Angus Robertson MP said, it was impossible to believe a word Labour says.

Commenting Mr Robertson said:

“Here we have the former foreign secretary himself admitting that the inability to find weapons of mass destruction “undermined trust”. It’s no wonder the public can’t believe a word Labour says.

“Jack Straw is a still a Cabinet Minster. If, as he says, the public lost confidence in Labour years ago, why should we presume it is any different now?

“This weekend’s damning poll - which showed over half of people believe Tony Blair deliberately misled the country over the war and 23% think he should be tried as a war criminal - is proof the public aren’t prepared to tolerate Labour lies any longer. They deserve to know the truth about a war fought in their name.

“So far before Chilcot we’ve seen Alasdair Campbell spinning himself in circles and various advisers who weren’t there when the big decisions were made. Now we need to hear from Tony Blair, the man who made the decision to lead the country to war, and from Gordon Brown, the man who signed the cheques to make it happen.

“The Prime Minister has now put on the record that he has no objections to appearing at anytime - there must be no delay in setting a date to ensure that Gordon Brown accounts for his actions before the election.

“Can the public trust Labour’s word on this at least?”