Chinook inquiry snub 'pathetic'

ANGRY families of those killed in the Chinook disaster say they will “see the Government in court”, after the Prime Minister ruled out a judge-led inquiry. Some 25 senior intelligence experts and four special forces crew were killed when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, in June 1994. It was initially blamed on pilot error, but this finding was overturned in 2011. Sir Keir Starmer said a public inquiry

- By Josh Payne

was not “in the public interest” and would not “bring any greater certainty” despite a 25,000-name peti