The inquiry is unlikely to add to the prime minister’s reputation for attention to detail, but given that it could take years before the report is published, it is unlikely to do him much harm, writes Sean O’Grady
solemnly informed the Commons that there will indeed be “an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full powers under the Inquiries Act of 2005, including the ability to compel the production of all relevant materials, and take oral evidence in public, under oath”.
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