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| Iraq War Inquiry: Chilcot has finally received responses from people the report criticises | |
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| The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War has received the final responses from the people the report is set to criticise, the commission’s chair has said. | |
| Sir John Chilcot has been waiting for the so-called ‘Maxwellisation’ process to conclude, a measure that involves giving everyone mentioned in a negative light a chance to respond. | |
| “In my statement I said that the Inquiry expected to receive the last Maxwell response shortly. I am pleased to confirm that it has now done so," Sir John wrote in a letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee chair Crispin Blunt. | “In my statement I said that the Inquiry expected to receive the last Maxwell response shortly. I am pleased to confirm that it has now done so," Sir John wrote in a letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee chair Crispin Blunt. |
| However, he said the responses received by those criticised were so comprehensive that it would take time to sift through them. | However, he said the responses received by those criticised were so comprehensive that it would take time to sift through them. |
| No timetable has yet been set for completion of the report, which was set up in 2009 as an inquiry into a war that started in 2003. | No timetable has yet been set for completion of the report, which was set up in 2009 as an inquiry into a war that started in 2003. |
| “There is, inevitably, further work for my colleagues and I to do to evaluate those submissions, which are detailed and substantial, in order to establish with confidence the time needed to complete the Inquiry’s remaining work,” he said. | “There is, inevitably, further work for my colleagues and I to do to evaluate those submissions, which are detailed and substantial, in order to establish with confidence the time needed to complete the Inquiry’s remaining work,” he said. |
| “As soon as I am able to I shall write to the Prime Minister with a timetable for publication of the Inquiry’s report.” | “As soon as I am able to I shall write to the Prime Minister with a timetable for publication of the Inquiry’s report.” |
| Mr Blunt warned last month that setting a deadline on the inquiry would “wreck” its independence. | Mr Blunt warned last month that setting a deadline on the inquiry would “wreck” its independence. |
| “The inquiry which is independent and sets its own procedure has determined how it is going to conduct itself,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme at the time. | “The inquiry which is independent and sets its own procedure has determined how it is going to conduct itself,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme at the time. |
| The term “Maxwellisation” comes from the name of the publisher Robert Maxwell, who set a legal precedent after he took issue with a government report. | The term “Maxwellisation” comes from the name of the publisher Robert Maxwell, who set a legal precedent after he took issue with a government report. |
| Those expected to be criticised in the report include former prime minister Tony Blair and those close to him. | Those expected to be criticised in the report include former prime minister Tony Blair and those close to him. |
| A number 10 spokesperson said prime minister wants a timetable for publication "as soon as possible". | A number 10 spokesperson said prime minister wants a timetable for publication "as soon as possible". |