The judge investigating the events surrounding the death of the UK Government weapons expert Dr David Kelly has opened his inquiry and confirmed he intends to call Tony Blair as a witness. Lord Hutton began by telling a packed court room that the inquiry had been prompted by a "very tragic death" and that it would be fitting to stand for a minute's silence. The top judge spent the first 35 minutes of the session explaining how he will conduct the inquiry and who he will call to give evidence, including the prime minister, the defence secretary and BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan. He gave a brief synopsis of events leading up to the apparent suicide of the Dr Kelly who was found dead a few days after appearing before a committee of MPs.