In the documentary about Blair on C4, Short said Estelle Morris was hostile.

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I guess it depends on if we believe the spin doctor's and former Cabinet Minister's diaries?  If one reads Robin Cook's diaries it does suggest that Iraq was discussed alot at Cabinet and people raising questions included Prescott, Hewitt and Charles Clarke and Clare Short.  Clare Short backed this up in the C4 documentary by saying that the likes of Hewitt, Milburn and Morris raised questions.  But is raising questions the same as opposition?  It's interesting how it's spun that Gordon Brown was 'annoyed' or 'opposed' the decision but 'reluctantly' went along with the decision.  Let's just remember that in Robin Cook's excellent diaries it say's that not once did Gordon Brown raise objections to the war in Cabinet.  It also say's shortly before the vote in the Commons that Brown spoke out in favour of the war in Cabinet supporting Blair.  Remember also that it was Brown who helped to persuade Short to remain in the Cabinet.  Remember that Brown was asked at the last General Election if he would have taken the same decision as Tony Blair over Iraq, his reply 'yes' without hesitation.  Yet despite all this Brown henchmen in the Labour party and the Daily Mirror have tried to protray him as the saviour.  Personally I find his behaviour far more repugnant than those that fully supported the war such as Tony Blair, Brown has sought to have it both ways with people.  He should heed the words of Blair 'that you car'nt please people all of the time'.

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