Delay: David Cameron has been accused of deliberately delaying the reports publication

The publication of the long-awaited Chilcot inquiry is to be delayed until after the EU referendum, it was reported last night.

David Cameron’s decision to postpone the report into the Iraq War sparked accusations that he was deliberately deferring controversial announcements.

The delay comes despite the fact that ministers will be given the report – expected to condemn senior political figures – next month.

Government sources told The Daily Telegraph it was unlikely to be published until after the June 23 vote.

The PM had suggested his plans were to publish the report within two weeks of receiving it.

Reg Keys, whose son Lance Corporal Thomas Keys, 20, died in the war, said the delays were causing further pain.

He said: ‘It has gone on far, far too long and it is just dragging out the agony of the families who want to draw a line under it.’

Former shadow home secretary David Davis said he was seeking a Commons motion demanding Sir John Chilcot’s report was published as soon as possible.

A No 10 source said Sir John had suggested ‘a June or July timetable’ in letters exchanged with Mr Cameron in October.

After lengthy delays, the Chilcot Inquiry will be given to Ministers next month. The report is expected to condemn senior political figures and will not be made public until after the June EU referendum



