Tony Blair, pictured, has refused to release 25 personal letters written to former US President George W Bush A personal letter written by Tony Blair to George Bush backing his plan to wage war on Iraq has reportedly ‘gone missing’ from the official Presidential library – as pressure grows on the former Prime Minister to sanction the release of the private notes he wrote to Mr Bush. The letter, which is said to begin with the words: ‘You know, George, whatever you decide to do, I’m with you’, was last night described by a senior figure involved in the diplomatic negotiations at the time as ‘absolutely critical’ to the public’s understanding of the war – because it reveals the extent to which Mr Blair gave Mr Bush a ‘blank cheque’.
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Tony Blair has so far refused to release letters written to George W Bush
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The archive contains 25 personal letters and 130 official records concerning Iraq
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The refusal has led to a delay in Sir John Chilcot's report on the decision to go to war
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The development comes as lawyers for the @placeholder government are deciding whether to release any of the documentation under US freedom of information laws.
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The development comes as lawyers for the American government are deciding whether to release any of the documentation under @placeholder freedom of information laws.