Kelly family want to know who was behind 'Mitty' jibe

Dr David Kelly’s family demanded to know who was briefing against him in the days after his death, it emerged in the documents released by the Hutton Inquiry.

Dr David Kelly’s family demanded to know who was briefing against him in the days after his death, it emerged in the documents released by the Hutton Inquiry.

A solicitor representing the MoD scientist’s widow Janice asked who had authorised the infamous suggestion that the scientist was a “Walter Mitty” character.

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