Iraq war

Alastair Campbell would have been wise to avoid the newspaper headlines this morning, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger.

The Iraq inquiry blogger looks forward to the day’s events

So there we are – the end of a pretty self-assured performance from Alastair Campbell, hardly surprising perhaps for a man accustomed to presenting an entire government. When we got to the final break of the day and Campbell nonchalantly asked the panel what they’d like to ask him about next – “What’s to go?” –…

The Iraq Inquiry blogger watches Alastair Campbell face questions.

Alastair Campbell, speaking to the Iraq Inquiry, called the publication of the second intelligence dossier, dubbed the “dodgy dossier” in February 2003 a “mistake”.

The Iraq inquiry blogger looks back at what had been learned from “phase 1” of the Chilcot inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war.

The Channel 4 News Iraq Inquiry blogger sums up another day of evidence.

Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq inquiry is drowned out by the snow and the Brown plotters but things could get interesting again tomorrow, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger.

Our Iraq Inquiry blogger looks upon as the Silent Assassin Roderic Lyne strikes again.

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.”

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

As Sir John Chilcot continues his inquiry into the Iraq conflict, Channel 4 News discovers pro-war voices are becoming hard to find.