He also said what many are thinking about the looming report by Lord Hutton into the death of Dr David Kelly.
The evidence to the Hutton inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly does give some clues about how the language of the dossier was hardened.
McLeish cited an incident in his side's 1-1 draw with Tottenham on 4 December in which Spurs defender Alan Hutton appeared to headbutt the Blues' David Murphy, but was not charged.
His critics have accused him of being complicit in the culture of "sofa government" in Blair's Downing Street, citing evidence given to the Hutton Inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly that some of the key meetings between politicians and officials were not minuted during that period.
LONDON, England -- The UK Defence Ministry has confirmed its minister Geoff Hoon had spoken to scientist David Kelly but would not give any further details ahead of Lord Hutton's public inquiry.
Reflecting on recent years, Sir Michael described the events leading to the publication of Lord Hutton's report examining the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly as the "greatest existential threat the BBC has faced in recent times".
The Butler inquiry looked at intelligence failures before the war while the Hutton inquiry examined the circumstances leading to the death of former government adviser David Kelly.
The following is the full text of Lord Hutton's statement on the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of David Kelly.
Lord Hutton, who chaired a 2003 inquiry into the death of Iraq weapons expert Dr David Kelly, is also in favour of the bulk of the evidence in the latest inquiry being heard in public, according to The Independent newspaper.
Scotland Office Minister David Mundell defended the "generous" plans, reminding MPs they had been drawn up by former Labour minister Lord Hutton.
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