Ex - minister Clare Short said attorney general withheld doubts over Iraq involvement . Short said Tony Blair called on Lord Goldsmith to deny UK involvement . She added : `` I think all that was leaning on -- sending him to America , excluding him and then including him . '' Inquiry is Britain 's fifth examination of role in Iraq conflict .
Ex - minister Clare Short said attorney general withheld doubts over Iraq involvement . Short said Tony Blair called on Lord Goldsmith to deny UK involvement . Inquiry is Britain 's fifth examination of role in Iraq conflict .