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
Former spymaster Sir John Scarlett accused of misleading the Iraq inquiry over the infamous claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction... more
It is much to Sir John Chilcot's credit that the hearings of his Iraq inquiry will largely be held in public - starting tomorrow in Westminster... more
As the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war stutters into existence, it already looks as confused and uncertain as everything that has gone before in relation to the war... more
The public have not been told a fraction of the blunders and misjudgments that led Britain to go to war with Iraq, senior former government experts said... more
Intelligence experts explicitly warned Tony Blair's aides that Britain was not in "imminent danger of attack" from Saddam Hussein, a confidential memo reveals... more
John Williams, the then press secretary at the Foreign Office, wrote the "first draft" of the so-called "dodgy dossier" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Now, after concerted campaigning, the Government has finally released this "first draft" - only for David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, to say that it's nothing of the sort... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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