Demand for war crimes action as Blair departs

There was a growing clamour today for the arrest of anyone still calling for Mr Blair to be tried for war crimes. As the prime minister announced the timetable for his departure from Downing Street, however, a spokesman for the International Criminal Court at the Hague said there are no plans for any future trials. "I'm afraid you will have to deal with these absurd sanctimonious fantasists all by yourself."