News Tempers rise as MPs debate fresh bid to investigate Blair over Iraq war Labour backbenchers mounted an impassioned defence of Tony Blair today as the Commons debated a cross-party bid to… Peter Edwards 30th November, 2016, 4:10 pm
Comment There will be no triumphalism from the anti-war protesters proved right by Chilcot The Iraq War was not about hard decisions; it was about bad decisions. The Chilcot Inquiry has clarified… Maya Goodfellow 7th July, 2016, 2:24 pm
News Blair: it would have been “far better” to challenge reports of WMDs in Iraq Tony Blair has said he should have challenged intelligence reports Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction in the run-up… Sarah Pine 7th July, 2016, 11:25 am
News “Would you have taken the risk of leaving Saddam in place?” – Blair says he would make same decision again Tony Blair has expressed “regret” for the consequences of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003, but says… Conor Pope 6th July, 2016, 6:02 pm
Comment “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… Jeremy Corbyn 6th July, 2016, 5:43 pm
News From “Parliament was not misled” to a “litany of failures” – key Labour figures past and present react to Chilcot The Chilcot report, released today, contains strong criticism of Tony Blair and his government, as well as the intelligence agencies… 6th July, 2016, 5:14 pm
Comment “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… 6th July, 2016, 1:56 pm
News Tony Blair: Chilcot clears me of “bad faith, lies or deceit” Tony Blair has said that he has been shown to be innocent of “bad faith, lies or deceit”,… Conor Pope 6th July, 2016, 1:16 pm
News Chilcot: Blair’s warnings about Iraq’s weapons were “not justified” Tony Blair’s warnings about weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the Iraq War were not justified,… Sarah Pine 6th July, 2016, 12:34 pm
News Corbyn vows to “reach out” to MP critics as Eagle renews plea for leader to quit Jeremy Corbyn has mounted a last-ditch defence of his tenure as Labour leader and pledged to “reach out”… Peter Edwards 3rd July, 2016, 8:36 am