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Minister 'attacks Iraq mistake' Minister 'attacks Iraq mistake'
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Minister Margaret Hodge is reported to have called the Iraq war Tony Blair's "big mistake in foreign affairs".Minister Margaret Hodge is reported to have called the Iraq war Tony Blair's "big mistake in foreign affairs".
She said she had had doubts about Mr Blair's attitude to foreign affairs as back as 1998, according to The Islington Tribune.She said she had had doubts about Mr Blair's attitude to foreign affairs as back as 1998, according to The Islington Tribune.
The industry minister also criticised Mr Blair's "moral imperialism", the newspaper adds.The industry minister also criticised Mr Blair's "moral imperialism", the newspaper adds.
Mrs Hodge is said to have denied the comments, which the paper says she made at a private dinner in North London.Mrs Hodge is said to have denied the comments, which the paper says she made at a private dinner in North London.
Replying to a question from a guest at the Fabian Society event - that she had accepted Mr Blair's arguments about the supposed dangers posed by Iraq because "he was our leader and I trusted him," the paper writes.Replying to a question from a guest at the Fabian Society event - that she had accepted Mr Blair's arguments about the supposed dangers posed by Iraq because "he was our leader and I trusted him," the paper writes.
After she had criticised the prime minister she said: "I hope this isn't going to be reported."After she had criticised the prime minister she said: "I hope this isn't going to be reported."
BBC political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue said, if true, the remarks would be "the most inflammatory remarks made by a member of the government about Tony Blair's policy to date".
Mr Blair, who saw off a cross-party bid to force an immediate inquiry into the war earlier this month, has said he will not rule one out, once British troops have come home.