Guardian: Ministers stall inquiry on Iraq war advice

Ministers are using a procedural device to stall a referral under the Freedom of Information Act to Richard Thomas, the information commissioner. Mr Thomas, an independent watchdog responsible for policing the act, cannot step in until ministers announce the results of an “internal review” of their own decision. But they have failed to do so. An investigation could lead to a legally binding order that they must release the files.

You really do have to think that if it was in any way beneficial to Blair - like whether his youngest son Leo had his MMR jabs - this information would have seen the light of day months ago.

Precedent and procedure would have gone out of the window had Blair been able to say: “There you go, the Attorney General’s advice vindicates me completely.” It quite clearly doesn’t, hence all the smoke and mirrors.