Blair and Brown accused of underfunding army

THE former head of the British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding.

Gen Richard Dannatt said in book extracts published yesterday that Blair “lacked the moral courage to impose his will” on Brown, who was his Treasury chief and succeeded him as Labour prime minister in 2007.

He accused Brown of having a “malign” influence on funding of the Iraq and Afghan campaigns.