(28 May 2012) On May 28th 2012 a protester burst in on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as he testified at a UK inquiry into media ethics at London's Royal Courts of Justice.
The protester gained entrance to the court through a secure corridor and shouted "This man should be arrested for war crimes!" before being removed by security.
Lord Justice Brian Leveson, looking ruffled, said he would investigate how the man managed to sneak in.
Blair addressed the man's accusations before continuing his testimony.
"What he said about Iraq and JP Morgan is completely and totally untrue. I have never had a discussion with them about that or any relationship between them and Iraq."
Blair's time in office was marked by a contentious relationship with the country's media, particularly after his deeply unpopular decision to invade Iraq alongside then-US President George W. Bush.
Blair testified that he never challenged the British media because doing so would have plunged his administration in a drawn-out and politically damaging fight.
Blair led Britain from 1997 to 2007, and his Labour Party government has been criticised by many - including some of Blair's former colleagues - as having been too close to the country's powerful newspapers.
Blair said the issue wasn't that he and Britain's journalistic elite were too close a relationship, but that he had to manage them carefully.
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