Iraq Baathists ban 'to be eased'

A senior Iraqi official has said plans have been drawn up to allow former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to return to government jobs.

Supreme National Council for De-Baathification head Ali al-Lamy said the plans could mean the reinstatement of more than a million ex-activists.

The activists were sacked immediately after the US-led invasion in 2003.