Kelly felt let down and betrayed, says widow

BRITISH Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was under increased pressure last night after the widow of David Kelly told how the Iraq weapons expert felt “totally let down and betrayed” by the Ministry of Defence for allowing his name to be made public.

In poignant evidence to the Hutton Inquiry into her husband's death, Janice Kelly attacked the way he had been unmasked as the source for Andrew Gilligan's dossier story, despite receiving assurances from his MoD bosses that he would remain anonymous.

Mrs Kelly, giving evidence via an audio link from a nearby room, said her husband appeared to have a "broken heart" by July 17, the last day she saw him alive.