Author backs father of dead soldier to beat Blair

"The novelist Frederick Forsyth yesterday became the latest high-profile personality to publicly back an attempt by the father of a murdered Red Cap to unseat Tony Blair.

"He has urged voters in Mr Blair’s Sedgefield constituency to support the 52-year-old anti-war protester Reg Keys.

"Mr Keys is standing as an independent and basing his campaign on accusations that the Prime Minister misled parliament over the reasons for going to war.

"His son, Lance Corporal Tom Keys, 20, was one of six members of the Royal Military Police killed by an Iraqi mob as they manned a small police station in Al Majar Al Kabir on 24 June, 2003.

"Mr Forsyth, who has penned many successful novels, including The Day of the Jackal and The Fourth Protocol, said the people of Sedgefield had the power to stop Mr Blair returning to power."
Source: Scotsman