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
Comment 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… Diane Abbott 7th July, 2016, 9:10 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 Corbyn issues Labour apology for “disastrous” Iraq war Jeremy Corbyn has apologised on behalf of the Labour Party for the decision to go to war in… Peter Edwards 6th July, 2016, 5:21 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 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… Peter Edwards 6th July, 2016, 3:30 pm
News Corbyn says Iraq invasion was “launched on false pretext” in Chilcot response Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the Blair government misled Parliament in the run-up to the Iraq War, after the Chilcot Report… Sarah Pine 6th July, 2016, 2:40 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