Tony Blair dug his own hole at the Chilcot inquiry | Chris Ames
Tony Blair came to the Iraq inquiry with last year's game plan. Answer questions on his terms. Talk about the big picture, keep it subjective and off the specifics. He may think he did this well. Until he put his foot in his mouth. We should remember that the panel did not need to pin Blair down on anything. It has the evidence and can draw its own conclusions. Blair had a "final opportunity" to a
Tony Blair 'regrets' Iraq dead in Chilcot grilling
Mr Blair has said he 'regretted deeply and profoundly the loss of life' in Iraq Tony Blair has said he "regrets deeply and profoundly the loss of life" during and after the 2003 Iraq war. The ex-PM said his refusal to express regret for the decisions that led to war at his first appearance before the committee had been misinterpreted. But his words were met with cries of "too late" from the public
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Tony Blair at Chilcot Iraq inquiry – live
• Blair suggests west should be willing to attack Iran • Denies offering George Bush blank cheque over Iraq • Says Islamism is more powerful than people realise • Said in 2002 Iraq WMD threat not getting worse • Second resolution admission would have been 'catastrophe' • Regrets loss of life 'deeply and profoundly' • Read more: Blair regarded attorney's advice as 'provisional' • More: Blair wanted
Tony Blair had way out of Iraq invasion, Chilcot inquiry told
Tony Blair was offered a way out of attacking Iraq at a secret meeting with his foreign secretary Jack Straw eight days before the invasion, according to documents lodged with the Chilcot inquiry, which tomorrow will question the former prime minister for a second time. An anonymous official told the inquiry: "I recall a meeting with the prime minister where the foreign secretary [Straw] made the
Britain believes Israeli PM Netanyahu is an 'armour-plated bullshitter' – Alastair Campbell
At last 20 January has arrived. On this historic day the nation can drop everything and queue up at bookshops to buy copies of the latest volumes of Alastair Campbell's diaries. The Guardian serialised extracts from Campbell's diaries last Saturday and on Monday. Editing a fine volume of 746 pages into around 4,000 words meant that, inevitably, we did not publish every interesting item. So here, i
Tony Blair's sister-in-law converts to Islam
She decided to become a Muslim six weeks ago after visiting the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh in the city of Qom. "It was a Tuesday evening and I sat down and felt this shot of spiritual morphine, just absolute bliss and joy," she said in an interview today. When she returned to Britain, she decided to convert immediately. Booth – who works for Press TV, the English-language Iranian news channel – h
Tony Blair warns Islamic extremists are outfoxing the west | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Moderate Muslims are being undermined by the unwillingness of the west to take on the extremists’ arguments, says Tony Blair. Photograph: Daniel Barry/EPA Moderate Muslims are being undermined by the unwillingness of the west to take on the extremists’ arguments, says Tony Blair. Photograph: Daniel Barry/EPA
Nelson Mandela 'felt betrayed by Tony Blair over decision to join Iraq invasion'
Nelson Mandela felt so betrayed by Tony Blair's decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq that he launched a fiery tirade against him in a phone call to a cabinet minister, it emerged today. Peter Hain, a lifelong anti-apartheid campaigner who knows the ex-South African president well, said Mandela was "breathing fire" down the line in protest at the 2003 military action. The trenchant criticis
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