Word is that Labour Party grandees are worried that Tony Blair may prove to be a liability for the party when the election campaign finally gets under way. They are concerned that his public testimony to the Chilcot Inquiry on the Iraq war will only serve to stir up "those who will always see Tony as a war criminal". They are, naturally, blaming Gordon Brown for being so crass as to call the inquiry in the first place, even though he did his best to limit its impact by ensuring that it would not report until well after the election.
According to The Times, Blair's advisors are urging him to take "a more nuanced approach" in his testimony. Well, if that means what I assume it means, Blair of all people should have no trouble complying.
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