Blair urged to sack aide over ‘Walter Mitty’ slur on Kelly

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair last night faced calls to sack the Downing Street spokesman who suggested Dr David Kelly may have been a “Walter Mitty” character.

Tom Kelly denied attempting to smear the dead scientist the prime source for BBC claims that intelligence on Iraq was "sexed up".

But he admitted that speaking to a journalist about the case was a "mistake" and apologised "unreservedly" to Dr Kelly's family.