By Jason Groves Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw suggested last night that he may have been sacked by Tony Blair following pressure from George Bush’s White House. Mr Straw, who was Foreign Secretary during the Iraq war in 2003, was demoted three years later to Leader of the Commons. Yesterday, he said hawkish allies of Mr Bush may have had a hand in his removal after he ruled out Britain ever joining an attack against Iran. Sacked: Jack Straw, who was Foreign Secretary during the Iraq war in 2003, was demoted three years later to Leader of the Commons after, he believes, the intervention of senior figures in the Bush administration
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He says U.S. hawks plotted his removal after he ruled out UK attack on Iran
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And he concedes that his stance also led to a rift with Tony Blair
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But he suggests he could have 'saved Blair' if he stayed on the front bench
‘Tony and I were getting to a different place on handling @placeholder, and Tony certainly felt disconcerted when I said that it was inconceivable that the UK would go to war with Iran and described a nuclear attack as nuts.