Tragic turn in Iraq arms row as Kelly found dead

THE row over the British Government’s Iraq arms dossier took a tragic turn yesterday after the defence official at the centre of the row was found dead.

Dr David Kelly was the suspected mole behind a BBC report that Downing Street communications director Alastair Campbell “sexed up” a dossier setting out the case for war.

The ex-weapons inspector was publicly grilled by MPs probing the claims on Tuesday after being named as the possible source by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.