Blair under fire over ‘illegal’ war on Iraq

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair was last night under sustained attack over the invasion of Iraq following fresh claims that the Attorney General had warned that the war could be illegal.

Tory leader Michael Howard directly accused him of “telling lies” over the case for war while Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy warned that the general election was becoming a referendum on the issue of “trust”.

Mr Blair sought to steer the campaign agenda onto aid for the world’s poorest countries with a high-profile rally to mark World Poverty Day - including a video link-up with former US President Bill Clinton.