Jon Snow
Blair bares all in memoirs
No apology for Iraq – but former prime minister Tony Blair comes close to one on, strangely, fox-hunting in his memoirs published today, writes Jon Snow.
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Jon Snow
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Tony Blair endorses David Miliband, nearly
As the Labour Party gets ready to choose its next leader, Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports on former prime minister Tony Blair’s heaviest hint yet that he backs David Miliband for the top job.
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Gary Gibbon
Tony Blair’s memoirs on Gordon Brown’s premiership
Gary Gibbon blogs on how Tony Blair is expected to criticise Gordon Brown in the final chapter of his book, ‘Tony Blair – A Journey’ which is published tomorrow.
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Gary Gibbon
Why Tony Blair’s book matters for Labour’s leadership vote
Gary Gibbon blogs on how the launch of Tony Blair’s book ‘A Journey’ could impact on the Labour leadership contest.
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General Dannatt: army had ‘no desire’ for Iraq war
Former head of the army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, tells the Iraq inquiry that an overstretched army ‘almost seized up’ due to troop commitments abroad, writes Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
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Declassified documents on legality of war
A fascinating haul of classified documents released yesterday shed new light on the legal shenanigans in the run-up to the Iraq war. Among them, we see the former attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, setting down on 30 January 2003 that he believed war without a second UN resolution would be illegal. The next day, Blair met…
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Gary Gibbon
Why Blair agreed to hold the Bloody Sunday inquiry
You might think that the Bloody Sunday inquiry was used to break a deadlock, avoid a republican walk-out. Unionists and Tories have told me just that. Someone who was a very senior British official at the time tells me it was nothing of the sort.
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Iraq an issue in Labour’s leadership race?
The tone of Labour’s leadership contest has been courteous so far. But, asks Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will the candidates’ claims over the war in Iraq change all that?
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Jon Snow
Art, Twitter, and three Labour leaders
Jon Snow blogs on a visit to Richard Hamilton’s new show at London’s Serpentine Gallery.
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Gary Gibbon
Brown’s smiles to the public gallery meet stony stares
I’m not sure we learnt a lot more in the second session of the PM’s evidence to the Iraq inquiry. Gordon Brown was asked if he was aware that the Attorney General had changed his opinion substantially before giving war the legal go-ahead. He answered, “I wasn’t aware in any detail.” I think that means…
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Tony Blair at the Iraq inquiry: the analysis
As the dust settles on Tony Blair’s “no regrets” statement, just how will his evidence at the Iraq inquiry be remembered in the history books? Channel 4 News looks at his answers.
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Gary Gibbon
Tony Blair is in political, rather than lessons learned, mode
It’s sepulchral in the room itself. Reg Keys, sitting in the second row, stares grimly at the TV screen of Blair’s face unflinchingly. Mr Blair’s bodyguards – one standing, one sitting – stare out at the public. Mr Blair himself often seems to be in political more than “lessons learned” inquiry mode.
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Iraq inquiry: foresight a bigger problem than hindsight
Channel 4 News international editor Lindsey Hilsum reviews Tony Blair’s evidence to the Iraq inquiry and recalls her own experiences in Iraq as the invasion became inevitable.
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Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon’s analysis of Blair so far
Gary Gibbon on Tony Blair’s performance at the Iraq inquiry.
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Gary Gibbon
Blair uses Chilcot to call for tougher Iran sanctions
The biggest surprise from Tony Blair’s morning session at the Iraq inquiry is the former prime minister’s call for tougher sanctions against Iran, blogs Gary Gibbon
