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Events on Thursday 29 May 2003 1
2003The Gilligan affair and the Iraq dossierOn 29 May 2003 Andrew Gilligan -- hired by Liddle before his departure -- reports on Today that the British government has "sexed up" its intelligence dossier on Iraq. The report triggers a chain of events culminating in the death of weapons inspector David Kelly and the Hutton Inquiry. Liddle, no longer at the BBC, defends Gilligan throughout the controversy. The affair vindicates Liddles instinct for investigative journalism and his suspicion of establishment consensus -- themes that will recur throughout his writing career.