MPs plan to impeach Blair over Iraq war record
MPs are planning to impeach Tony Blair for "high crimes and misdemeanours" in taking Britain to war against Iraq, reviving an ancient practice last used against Lord Palmerston more than 150 years ago. Eleven MPs led by Adam Price, Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, are to table a motion when parliament returns that will force the prime minister to appear before the Commons to defend his record in the run-up to the war.

A Case To Answer
Report to be presented to parliament.

MPs launch bid to impeach Blair
AN AUDACIOUS bid to impeach Tony Blair for misleading Parliament over the reasons for the war in Iraq will be launched by MPs today. The cross-party group say they have rock-solid academic backing for their attempt to invoke an ancient mechanism that could unseat the Prime Minister. This latest assault on Mr Blair’s integrity is being led by the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalists together with a Conservative MP, but it is expected that other Tories and Liberal Democrats will sign up along with disaffected Labour backbenchers.

Comments:

I pointed out one of these news articles to my father, and said, "That's a lovely idea. Why aren't we doing this in the U.S?" He said, "We are...in November." We can only hope...and I guess voting would help, too, or at least that's the way it's supposed to work...

# posted by  mt : August 26, 2004 at 5:56 PM

 

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