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# Chilcot Inquiry

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Tony Blair was 'not straight with the nation' says head of inquiry into Iraq war
Sir John Chilcot told the BBC that Blair based his evidence to the inquiry on beliefs rather than facts.
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Jul 6th 2017, 5:09 PM
UK's attorney general 'attempting to block prosecution' of Tony Blair over the Iraq War
The argument revolves around whether the crime of aggression exists in UK law.
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Apr 17th 2017, 1:41 PM
"Shamed", "mournful" and "a monster of delusion" - Tony Blair is back on the front pages
Much of the coverage focuses on Blair’s assertion that, in the same situation, he would invade Iraq again.
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Jul 7th 2016, 9:05 AM
Blair: "I express more sorrow and regret and apology than you will ever know"
But, he says he would do it again.
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Jul 6th 2016, 3:25 PM
Tony Blair did a solo run on deciding to go to war
He also planned to back a rebellion in Iraq.
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Jul 6th 2016, 2:20 PM
The UK's Iraq War dirty laundry will today be aired in a very public way
Former PM Tony Blair is in for a hard day, but a trial is some way off.
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Jul 6th 2016, 6:10 AM
Jack Straw insists regime change was 'never' an aim of Iraq war
The former UK Foreign Secretary has told an inquiry into the Iraq war that changing Saddam Hussein’s regime in the country was never a British objective.
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Feb 2nd 2011, 8:29 PM
Tony Blair appears for second time at Iraq war inquiry
Blair reappears at the Chilcot Inquiry to explain why he ignored legal advice concerning the invasion of Iraq – and why he believed the “calculus of risk” has changed in a post-9/11 world.
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Jan 21st 2011, 4:08 PM
US arguments for invasion were "absurd"
Dr Hans Blix criticises US and UK decisions as he speaks before the Iraq inquiry in London.
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Jul 27th 2010, 7:53 PM
Hans Blix gives evidence
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Jul 27th 2010, 4:07 PM