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| Hague's call for Iraq war probe | Hague's call for Iraq war probe |
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| William Hague has said the Conservatives would table a commons motion for an inquiry into the Iraq war if the government failed to do so. | William Hague has said the Conservatives would table a commons motion for an inquiry into the Iraq war if the government failed to do so. |
| He was outlining his approach to foreign affairs to the party's Welsh spring conference in Cardiff. | He was outlining his approach to foreign affairs to the party's Welsh spring conference in Cardiff. |
| He promised a Conservative government would end the "sofa- style decision making" of Tony Blair's Downing Street. | He promised a Conservative government would end the "sofa- style decision making" of Tony Blair's Downing Street. |
| The shadow foreign secretary said Mr Blair's method of government led to "weak and last minute decision making". | The shadow foreign secretary said Mr Blair's method of government led to "weak and last minute decision making". |
| Mr Hague said his party favoured a privy council inquiry into the origins and conduct of the Iraq war and its aftermath. | Mr Hague said his party favoured a privy council inquiry into the origins and conduct of the Iraq war and its aftermath. |
| He said the motion would be tabled "in the coming months" unless the government announced its own investigation. | He said the motion would be tabled "in the coming months" unless the government announced its own investigation. |
| Widespread disaffection | Widespread disaffection |
| He also made a blistering attack on Labour spin which he said had done huge damage to British politics. | He also made a blistering attack on Labour spin which he said had done huge damage to British politics. |
| The former Tory leader told delegates: "Tony Blair will leave office with the word of government less believed, and its basic honesty less assumed than at any time in the modern history of Britain. | The former Tory leader told delegates: "Tony Blair will leave office with the word of government less believed, and its basic honesty less assumed than at any time in the modern history of Britain. |
| "He has debased the coinage of politics, adding to widespread disaffection and distrust of the political system itself." | "He has debased the coinage of politics, adding to widespread disaffection and distrust of the political system itself." |
| Mr Hague, a former Welsh secretary, also paid warm tribute to Conservatives in Wales whom he said had "kept the Conservative cause alive at its darkest hours". | Mr Hague, a former Welsh secretary, also paid warm tribute to Conservatives in Wales whom he said had "kept the Conservative cause alive at its darkest hours". |
| He said the party could look forward "with optimism" to May's Welsh assembly elections with the party's support on the rise. | He said the party could look forward "with optimism" to May's Welsh assembly elections with the party's support on the rise. |
| Householders could swap bulbs for energy efficient alternatives | Householders could swap bulbs for energy efficient alternatives |
| Later Welsh Conservative MEP Jonathan Evans confidently predicted that more people would vote for the party than in the two previous Welsh assembly elections. | Later Welsh Conservative MEP Jonathan Evans confidently predicted that more people would vote for the party than in the two previous Welsh assembly elections. |
| Mr Evans praised the late AM and MP for Blaenau Gwent, Peter Law. | Mr Evans praised the late AM and MP for Blaenau Gwent, Peter Law. |
| In a possible hint at the chances of Tory involvement in some form of ruling coalition after May, he said Mr Law's approach of working with other parties to put the people's needs first was the one the Conservatives were now following. | |
| Later the conference will unveil plans to provide Welsh homes with free energy-efficient light bulbs if they are elected in May's polls. | |
| Leader Nick Bourne will say households will be able to trade in standard bulbs for green alternatives. | Leader Nick Bourne will say households will be able to trade in standard bulbs for green alternatives. |
| Delegates will be told they must "think locally" to tackle global warming. | Delegates will be told they must "think locally" to tackle global warming. |
| The party has also unveiled its election slogan - "Vote Welsh Conservative for a change". | The party has also unveiled its election slogan - "Vote Welsh Conservative for a change". |
| Under Tory plans, householders will be able to swap their still-working conventional light bulbs for £20-worth of low-energy bulbs which will create less heat. | Under Tory plans, householders will be able to swap their still-working conventional light bulbs for £20-worth of low-energy bulbs which will create less heat. |
| The initiative, unveiled on Saturday, is designed to show a practical response to climate change and the need to cut greenhouse gasses. | The initiative, unveiled on Saturday, is designed to show a practical response to climate change and the need to cut greenhouse gasses. |
| It will cost up to £24.8m and benefit 1.2 million homes, the party said. | It will cost up to £24.8m and benefit 1.2 million homes, the party said. |