AFP – Former British prime minister Tony Blair voiced “sorrow, regret and apology” after a damning report on the Iraq war Wednesday, but said he did not mislead parliament and did not regret toppling Saddam Hussein. “I express more sorrow,
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003 had a “far from satisfactory” legal basis and ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair’s case for military action was over-hyped, a long-awaited inquiry into the conflict concluded
As Sir John Chilcot delivers his long-awaited report on Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war, protesters gathered in central London, accusing former Prime Minister Tony Blair of war crimes. The Chilcot inquiry has taken seven years to investigate the circumstances
AFP – The official inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war finally reports on Wednesday, seven years after it launched, with former prime minister Tony Blair expected to face severe criticism. Relatives of some of the 179 British troops
The Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has hinted that Tony Blair may be tried for war crimes in a Scottish court, following the publication of the Chilcot Inquiry. Speaking ahead of the long-anticipated Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War
Tony Blair has refused to confirm he will accept the findings of Sir John Chilcot’s long-awaited report into the Iraq War, using a BBC interview to defend the decision to invade in 2003 and remove Saddam Hussein. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, former Prime
The much-delayed Chilcot enquiry into the Iraq war will be “absolutely brutal” in its conclusions and deliver serious “damage to [the] reputations” of former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour party former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. The 2.6 million-word report
The long-awaited Chilcot report into the Iraq War will be published on Wednesday 6 July it has been confirmed. The date was confirmed by Sir John Chilcot and the Prime Minister David Cameron in correspondence, and follows completion of the
A leading Brexit campaigner and former Minister of State for Europe has accused the Prime Minister of delaying the Iraq War inquiry report to avoid embarrassing leading Remain campaigners like Tony Blair ahead of the European Union (EU) referendum. The
Accusation of “whitewash” have met the news that next week British spies will start vetting and editing Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry report. A team of national security officials taken from the security services is set up and ready to go to the offices
The slow crawl towards the publication of Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry is to be delayed again, amid suspicion the government is postponing all controversial announcements until after June’s EU referendum. The Iraq Inquiry officially began taking evidence in 2009, finishing the process
Following intense pressure from David Cameron, UKIP, and the families of soldiers killed in the Iraq War to speed up his timetable, Sir John Chilcot has written to the Prime Minister saying he will publish his Iraq Inquiry report next June or
As anger mounts at the painfully slow progress made by the independent inquiry into the Iraq War, Prime Minister David Cameron has again demanded its publication. The problem facing those wanting a timely release of the Iraq Inquiry’s findings is that its independence
In his latest column for the Mail on Sunday, journalist and author Peter Hitchens continues his campaign to expose the mistakes of Prime Minister David Cameron. On this occasion he turned his guns on Cameron’s “Libya folly” explaining the current
The long-delayed publication of the Chilcot Report, the findings of the official inquiry into the Iraq War, has prompted new anger over the fees paid to Sir John Chilcot and his fellow committee members. As demands for immediate publication mount there are