Gilligan's Iraq dossier claims 'unfounded'

Reporter Andrew Gilligan’s claim that the British government inserted intelligence into its controversial Iraq dossier knowing it was probably wrong was “unfounded”, Lord Hutton said today.

Reporter Andrew Gilligan’s claim that the British government inserted intelligence into its controversial Iraq dossier knowing it was probably wrong was “unfounded”, Lord Hutton said today.

He said the “allegation was an allegation which was unfounded” because intelligence chiefs did believe the source from which it came was reliable.

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