Blair rules out new probe into 7/7 attacks

TONY BLAIR yesterday ruled out demands for a new inquiry into the July 7 bombings amid claims that MI5 overlooked crucial evidence which could have prevented the attacks.

In the Commons, the prime minister said a fresh inquiry would be a “mistake” and would undermine support for the security services in the fight against terrorism.

His comments came amid reports that MI5 did not show surveillance photographs of the bombers’ ringleader Mohammed Sidique Khan to the original inquiry by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC).