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A former member of the Labour cabinet has told 5 live Tony Blair will not be tried for war crimes because international law is not tough enough. Claire Short, who served as International Development Secretary in Tony Blair’s cabinet, said “if we had much tougher international law that was enforced and people were scared of it, things like this wouldn’t happen�. She initially planned to resign over her opposition to the war but later decided to stay in her post. This clip is originally from 5 live on Wednesday 6 July 2016.
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