Article: PREMIER'S SHAMEFUL ACT, BY IDS.

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Daily Mail (London)
Article date:
August 29, 2003
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TORY leader Iain Duncan Smith said last night that it was clear Mr Blair had presided over 'underhand' and 'shameful' treatment of Dr Kelly.

He added: 'The Prime Minister knew about, and was satisfied with, the underhand treatment of Dr Kelly and the systematic attempt to destroy his reputation both before and after his death. This is the most shameful act of this sorry saga.

'I think what the Prime Minister said today begs a huge amount of questions - for example, he said they couldn't release the name of Dr Kelly publicly.

'Yet he was happy to see his name released in an underhand way and see his reputation destroyed by Downing Street ...

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