Chilcot Inquiry: stinging criticism as families still grieve
Sir John Chilcot’s statement, just delivered, was starker than the report itself in its criticism of the Iraq War.
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Sir John Chilcot tells MPs on the foreign affairs committee his inquiry’s report into the Iraq war will be published as soon as possible, but not before the election.
Sir John Chilcot tells MPs his long-awaited report on the Iraq war will be released as soon as possible and denies he was put under pressure to delay publication because of the election.
Sir John Chilcot’s statement, just delivered, was starker than the report itself in its criticism of the Iraq War.
Tony Blair told US President George W Bush “I will be with you, whatever” eight months before parliament approved the invasion of Iraq, the Chilcot inquiry has found.
The Chilcot blame game is in full flight today, everyone trying to make sure the public and the relatives of those who were killed or injured in Iraq don’t blame them for the long, long wait.
Who amongst us will ever read all two million words of Chilcot’s collected prose? And even if we do, will guilt, innocence, madness, patriotism, or anything else be clear enough for anyone to discern.
The Iraq Inquiry will be ready for publication in eight or nine months’ time, Sir John Chilcot has said.
Sir John Chilcot has relented and said he will publish a timetable for his report … but not just yet.
Sir John Chilcot, who heads the much-delayed inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war, has consistently turned down extra help to speed up proceedings, says the cabinet secretary.
There’s an update from Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry – but you may feel it doesn’t shed much light…
Tony Blair’s reputation lies in the hands of the Chilcot Inquiry. What will it say about the man who took Britain to war in 2003?
Even John Chilcot can never have anticipated the years of toil, obfuscation and delay that would surround his efforts in trying to find the truth about the Iraq war.
Sir John Chilcot, the chairman of the inquiry into the Iraq war, provokes controversy after saying his report will not be published until after the May election – six years after he began his work.
The long awaited Chilcot report into Britain’s role in the Iraq war – intended to be published at the end of 2012 – will now not be released until after the general election, government sources say.
Sir John Chilcot would dearly like to get the row with Number 10 over Tony Blair’s Cabinet minutes and contacts with President Bush sorted before Christmas.