Blair urges Iraqi leader to give up weapons

TONY BLAIR last night urged Saddam Hussein to take the opportunity to give up his weapons of mass destruction.

The Prime Minister was briefed for an hour yesterday at his official country residence Chequers by chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix on the progress the inspections were making.

Afterwards Downing Street made no reference to the discovery on Thursday of 12 empty warheads adapted to carry deadly chemicals, but expressed Mr Blair’s “strong support” for Dr Blix and the inspection process.