Tony Blair must explain IRA 'comfort letter' deals, say MPs

Tony Blair faces being summoned before Parliament to explain the secret deals he made with Sinn Fein to assure IRA suspects “on the run” that they were not wanted by the police, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.
The former prime minister has been accused of dodging a Commons select committee investigating the affair.
MPs on the committee are to consider issuing a formal parliamentary order compelling Mr Blair to attend a hearing to give evidence — a highly embarrassing prospect for the former Labour leader.
Mr Blair has so far avoided giving evidence in person, citing a busy diary that includes his duties as a Middle East peace envoy as well as numerous business commitments.
But his role in orchestrating the deal over so-called “comfort letters”, in which almost 200 IRA terrorism suspects were told they were not wanted by police, is coming under increasing scrutiny.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/10964233/Tony-Blair-must-explain-IRA-comfort-letter-deals-say-MPs.html

Good!