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Promotions, pay rises honours - how the key players in the Kelly scandal were rewarded

The politicians and officials at the heart of the David Kelly murder scandal have been showered with honours, promotions or lucrative retirement jobs in the 3 years since his death.

Read Norman Baker MP's expose of the fat cats getting fatter for their part in the murder of Dr David Kelly.
http://dr-david-kelly.blogspot.com/2006/12/promotions-pay-rises-honours-how-key.html

e.g

Ann Taylor, 59, Labour MP, was chairwoman of Parliament's Intelligence Committee.(pic)
Salary: £56,000.
Role: She headed the committee that published a report which exonerated Downing Street over allegations of manipulating the Iraq intelligence The committee rejected Andrew Gilligan's charge that Alastair Campbell was responsible for "sexing up" the dossier.
Now: Ennobled as Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 13th May 2005 after resigning her Dewsbury seat in favour of Shahid Malik. In her first year in the Lords she claimed more than £30,000 in tax-free "subsistence allowances".


Donald Anderson, 67, was Labour chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
Salary: £56,000.
Role: Agreed to Government request from Defence Minister Geoff Hoon not to ask David Kelly awkward questions about Iraq's WMD. Kelly was found dead two days after he appeared before Anderson's committee.
Now: Elevated to Lords as Baron Anderson of Swansea . on 13th May 2005 after resigning his Swansea Dewsbury seat in favour of Sian James.Claimed £25,000 last year in tax-free attendance allowances in return for attending Lords on a total of 94 days.

How do they sleep at night ? What is worse, buying a Baronetcy or selling your soul
for one ?

PS Shahid Malik is a very loyal New Labour member pro ID cards, Anti Terror legilsation and against an investigation into the illegal Iraq invasion he did however pop up in a debate on the invasion of the Lebanon by Israel with this remark ...

My hon. Friend rightly said that two or three children a day were dying as a result of cluster bombs. Does he agree that it would be helpful if the Israelis gave the grid maps for those bombs? That could save lives; the fact that the Israelis are not yet doing that is nothing short of shameful.

He wants to be careful .... and not go for long country walks on his own.