Mandelson passport row report out tomorrow

British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair has received the Hammond inquiry report into the Hinduja passport affair and plans to publish…

British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair has received the Hammond inquiry report into the Hinduja passport affair and plans to publish it tomorrow, Downing Street said today.

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Mr Peter Mandelson quit his job in January over the affair.

Mr Blair, in Hillsborough in Co Down for Northern peace talks, received Sir Anthony Hammond's report this morning but it is understood he has yet to read it.

The eagerly awaited document will be published at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.

PA

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