The families of six "Red Caps" who were killed by a mob in Iraq in 2003 have accused the Ministry of Defence of a whitewash over the official inquiry into their deaths.

The inquiry found that no one was officially to blame and was described by one of the bereaved parents as a "catalogue of disasters".

The families called for a fresh, independent inquiry into the deaths of the six Royal Military Police killed inside a police station.

The families described the report as "honest" but said its remit was drawn so tightly that it could not point blame at those in command.