Iraq Inquiry Blog

The Iraq Inquiry Blogger reveals details of the ballot for those who want to be in the chamber when Tony Blair gives evidence to Sir John Chilcot.

Channel 4 News’s Iraq inquiry blogger looks back over coverage of the inquuiry during the Christmas break and ahead to evidence this week and later in the year.

Sir John Chilcot goes on the defensive at the Iraq war inquiry, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.

Admiral Boyce claimed officials were told to “stay in their tents” rather than rebuild post-war Iraq. Lt Gen Sir Robert Fry told the inquiry its staff “could barely conceal their moral disdain” for UK government policy. Major General Tim Cross called its then-Secretary of State Clare Short “unhelpful.”

Contrary to what you might imagine life in the Chilcot pressroom is not without moments of danger. It’s not all Prue Leith coffee and scenic views of snow refusing to settle on Parliament Square. Beware, I beseech you, the “Hidden Zinger.”

Good morning from day 15 of the Iraq inquiry in a positively freezing London. Mercifully the press room is kept stocked with pretty decent coffee; otherwise we’d lose at least the first 15 minutes of live-Tweeting to finger-de-freezing. Continuing from yesterday’s evidence we hear this morning from Lt Gen Sir Robert Fry – his biog…

Iraq inquiry: the midday “blackout” was the day’s big talking point writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.

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Sir John Sawers, who gave evidence at today’s Iraq inquiry session, was more notable for the glamour of his current position than for the value of his evidence.

Close of play on Day 11 and some familiar themes from our Iraq Inquiry blogger.

Good morning once again from the cosy confines of the QEII conference centre in London where the Iraq inquiry gets under way shortly. Yesterday’s evidence was very much of a military bent taking us through pre-combat planning to the fall of Baghdad.   With the soldiers’ war “won” – at least as seen from Washington…

Another big day in the Iraq inquiry with the appearance this afternoon of Sir John Scarlett, chair of the joint intelligence committee at the time of the Iraq invasion.

Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq war inquiry: “Explosive” evidence from Major General Tim Cross reveals Tony Blair was told “we are not ready” for post-war Iraq, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.

Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq war inquiry: both the UK and the US administrations could get it with both barrels this afternoon, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.

The inquiry kicks off this morning with Baghdad 2004-5. The first hearing starts at 11.30am, with diplomat Edward Chaplin, who we heard from in the first week.