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Labour face SNP fire over Blair trips to Tripoli

THE Scottish Government has accused Labour of hypocrisy after it emerged Tony Blair had secret meetings with Muammar Gaddafi before the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

MEETINGS: Megrahi, above, and Blair with Gaddafi in 2007.
MEETINGS: Megrahi, above, and Blair with Gaddafi in 2007.
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VICTORIA WELDON

Documents found in Tripoli show Mr Blair was flown to Libya at Gaddafi’s expense in June 2008 and April 2009 as the dictator threatened to cut trade links if Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al Megrahi was not freed.