Iraq Inquiry Blog

The Iraq Inquiry Blogger continues to document the inquiry. This time it’s the military men’s turn.

Admiral Boyce and Sir Kevin Tebbit give evidence at the Iraq war inquiry.

The Iraq Inquiry blogger looks ahead to another day of evidence.

Iraq war inquiry: military theme set to continue with a host of MI6 spooks lining up to give evidence next week, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.

Good morning all, as the inquiry turns one week old. Our witnesses today are Sir Edward Chaplin (UK ambassador to Jordan 2000-02 and then FCO director, Middle East & North Africa 2002-04) and a return appearance by Sir Peter Ricketts (who we saw last week in his previous incarnation as JIC chairman 2000-01 but who…

An interesting start to today’s session when journos and bloggers in the press room were told that a date given by one of last week’s witnesses – Sir William Ehrman – was wrong and had now been corrected in the transcript. Conspiracy theorists are already at work. Who is “fiddling”, asks one of this site’s…

Not many people get to sit in on private meetings between presidents and prime ministers in the Oval Office of the White House. Today the Iraq inquiry hears from one who did. Sir David Manning was security adviser to Tony Blair in the run up to the Iraq war. And it was no ordinary meeting…

The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger examines the newspaper reaction to the first week of the Inquiry.

Iraq war inquiry: a look back at week one of Sir John Chilcot’s investigation into the events which led to the conflict, through the eyes and ears of the Channel 4 News Iraq inquiry blogger.

Day four of Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq inquiry sees the appearance of Sir Jeremy Greenstock, UK ambassador to the United Nations in the run-up to the decision to go to war.

Iraq war inquiry day three throws up a few gremlins and evidence that Bush and Blair may have agreed on the invasion at private talks in Texas 11 months before the war began, writes the Iraq Inquiry blogger for Channel 4 News.

Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq wat inquiry enters day three as Sir Christopher Meyer takes to the stand as key witness, writes the Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger.

The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry Blogger looks at the press reactin to the first day at the Iraq Inquiry.

The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.

The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger says there has been a flurry of excitement among journalists as details emerge about intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons plan, received on the eve of the conflict led by Tony Blair and George W Bush.