Former deputy prime minister John Prescott was 'nervous' about the notorious claim that Saddam Hussein could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes, the inquiry into the Iraq war hears... more
An official verdict on the legality of the Iraq war creeps closer after the Chilcot inquiry calls for international lawyers to submit their views on the conflict... more
Britain's military top brass warned ministers that the rush to war would leave troops without proper equipment, the head of the armed forces reveal... more
The Iraq inquiry has a day off today - because of the Afghanistan conference, no doubt - which makes the sense of anticipation all the keener for Tony Blair's command performance tomorrow.... more
The appearance before the Chilcot inquiry of Lord Goldsmith, the Government’s senior legal adviser in the run-up to the war in Iraq, provides fresh embarrassment for ministers... more
In his testimony Sir Michael Wood, the senior lawyer at the Foreign Office until 2006, has spelled out the big questions Tony Blair must face at the inquiry on Friday... more
Video: Gordon Brown refused to give the Ministry of Defence the cash it wanted in the run-up to the Iraq war, former defence secretary Geoff Hoon claims... more
Ministry of Defence chiefs warned Downing Street days before the Iraq war that they 'devoutly desired' full UN backing to make the invasion legal, secret documents reveal
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British military chiefs were prevented from ordering equipment and mobilising reserves for the invasion of Iraq because Tony Blair wanted to keep his war plans secret, it has emerged... more
In the absence of a public inquiry, director Nicolas Kent is staging his own tribunal to test whether the Prime Minister should go on trial for 'the crime of aggression against Iraq'.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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