“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…
Iraq War
“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.…
Chilcot: what will happen when the Iraq report finally comes out?
Tomorrow the Chilcot Report will be released. It was set up to examine the decision to invade Iraq…
Blair in fresh row with Corbyn over bombing of Syria
Tony Blair has launched his strongest attack yet on Jeremy Corbyn over his opposition to the Iraq war…
Chilcot finally gets a publication date. But what does it mean for Labour’s summer?
The much-anticipated Chilcot report investigating the UK’s intervention in Iraq in 2003 and its outcomes will be published on the…
Alexander: Urgent need for Chilcot to publish, so we can learn lessons of Iraq
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander will today talk of the “urgent need” for the publication of the Chilcot…
Air strikes in Iraq are a fundamental mistake
Over eleven years ago, MPs filed into the House of Commons to determine whether the UK should invade…
