16 Facts About Hutton Inquiry

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Hutton Inquiry was a 2003 judicial inquiry in the UK chaired by Lord Hutton, who was appointed by the Labour government to investigate the controversial circumstances surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly, a biological warfare expert and former UN weapons inspector in Iraq.

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The Hutton Inquiry report cleared the government of wrongdoing, while the BBC was strongly criticised, leading to the resignation of the BBC's chairman Gavyn Davies and director-general Greg Dyke.

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The Hutton Inquiry had provided exceptional access to the inner workings of the UK Government and the BBC.

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Virtually all the documentation provided to the Hutton Inquiry was quickly provided to the public on the Hutton Inquiry's website.

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Furthermore, the Hutton Inquiry heard that these were not the words used by Gilligan's source, but Gilligan's own inference.

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Hutton Inquiry specifically criticised the chain of management that caused the BBC to defend its story.

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Hutton Inquiry demanded a retraction from those who had accused him of lying to the House, particularly Michael Howard, the Leader of the Opposition:.

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Lord Hutton launched a further inquiry into how the report came to be leaked.

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When Hutton Inquiry drew opposite conclusions, they damned his findings as perverse and his report as a whitewash.

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Hutton Inquiry himself defended the report, speaking before a Commons select committee on 14 May 2004.

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11.

Notoriety of the Hutton Inquiry Report received a boost when Cherie Blair was reported to have auctioned off a signed copy of the report for £400 for the benefit of the Labour Party in May 2006.

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Hutton Inquiry later announced that he had uncovered evidence to show that Kelly did not die from natural causes.

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In January 2010, it was disclosed that Hutton Inquiry had requested that all files relating to the postmortem remain secret for 70 years.

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Hutton Inquiry cast further doubt on the circumstances surrounding the death of Kelly, and criticised Hutton's handling of the inquiry.

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Hutton Inquiry noted that many of those apparently involved have since received promotions or unusual awards.

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Hutton Inquiry said that the doctors would seek a judicial review of the decision not to pursue an inquest.

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