Diane Abbott: In the court of public opinion, Blair stands condemned by Chilcot
As the damning findings finally emerge from the Chilcot report, my mind turns to the mothers of the…
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“Iraq has been devastated… so I apologise” – Corbyn says invasion was a “stain” on party and country
This is the full text of the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn at Church House today in which…
Sobering Iraq report places Corbyn as the challenger to Labour’s recent history
After 10 days dominated by the political survival of one man this was a moment to consider real life and…
“The invasion has been a catastrophe” – Corbyn’s speech on the Chilcot Report
This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s response in the House of Commons to the publication of the Chilcot…
“I will take full responsibility for any mistakes” – read Tony Blair’s initial Chilcot response
This is the initial response to the publication of the Chilcot Report issued by former Prime Minister Tony Blair…
“The threshold for war should always be high.” – Robin Cook’s resignation speech over the Iraq War
In 2003, Robin Cook resigned from Tony Blair’s shadow cabinet over his Government’s failure to secure international support for the Iraq…
“This is a tough choice, but it is also a stark one.” – Tony Blair’s speech in favour of the Iraq War
On 18 March 2003, Tony Blair addressed the House of Commons, urging MPs to vote for intervention in Iraq.…
The teachers strike is a failure of government
Asking an Urgent Question from the back benches was not what I had planned for this week, but…
Careless talk costs votes: a split would destroy Labour, so let’s not discuss it
Please, don’t go. Whether long-standing centrist members and Labour MPs, battle weary after 10 months of conflict and…
Here’s how Australia’s Labor leader triumphed over a hostile media and avoided the fate of Ed Miliband
A picture of Ed Miliband appears on the wall in the Australian Labor party campaign headquarters. Above the…
