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Tony Blair's answers for prime minister's questions
Nineteen labels visible in Tony Blair's portfolio yesterday provided a tantalising glimpse into the topics his staff expected would be asked at question time. It was easier to predict than usual: they expected the Iraq intelligence row to be the dominant issue, and they were right

1 Iraq dossier. Inevitable that he would be pressed on a story that has been running relentlessly for more than a week

2 (Zimbab)we?

3 Indistinct

4 Gilligan. Andrew Gilligan, BBC Radio 4's Today programme's defence correspondent, has been an irritant to No 10. He quoted an unnamed intelligence source last week alleging that Alastair Campbell had wanted the Iraq dossier "sexed up"

5 (Sur)vey group. The Iraq survey group is conducting the hunt for weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

6 (Intelligen)ce and security committee. It has announced that it is to investigate the evidence presented on Iraq's alleged WMD

7 Indistinct

8 Supportive quotes. Quotes to be thrown back at hostile questioners

9 Press inquiry. Could be a reference to the News of the World debacle

10 (Ec)onomy?

11 Rumsfeld. The outspoken US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, landed Mr Blair in trouble last week when he signalled that Iraqi WMD might never be found

12 (A)gencies. Could be a reference to MI5 and MI6.

13 (Paul Wo)lfowitz. Mr Rumfeld's deputy, who said WMD had been presented as casus belli for bureaucratic reasons

14 (Ada)m Boulton. Mr Blair, in an interview with the Sky's political editor, Adam Boulton, said he was confident that WMD would be found

15 (W)MD

16 (Charles) Kennedy. The Liberal Democrat leader, who has taken sceptical line on Iraq war

17 Indistinct

18 (W)MD

19 Indistinct


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This article appeared in the Guardian on Thursday June 05 2003 . It was last updated at 01.33 on June 05 2003.

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