Iraq war inquiry

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce obituary

Chief of the defence staff who challenged Tony Blair on the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Dan van der Vat

10, Nov, 2022 @11:42 AM

Sir Christopher Meyer obituary

British ambassador to the US in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq who later served as chair of the Press Complaints Commission

Ewen MacAskill

29, Jul, 2022 @4:39 PM

Sir John Chilcot obituary

Civil servant who chaired the Iraq war inquiry and gave a damning verdict on Tony Blair

David Hencke

05, Oct, 2021 @4:31 PM

Keira Knightley: ‘Iraq was the first time I’d been politically engaged’

The actor talks about Official Secrets, in which she plays Katharine Gun, the whistleblower who tried to stop the Iraq war

Tim Adams

22, Sep, 2019 @8:00 AM

Iraq war whistleblower Katharine Gun: ‘Truth always matters’

Ahead of a new film, Official Secrets, the GCHQ worker who tried to prevent the 2003 invasion of Iraq recalls those feverish days – and their consequences

Tim Adams

22, Sep, 2019 @7:59 AM

Iraqi president names Adel Abdul-Mahdi as next prime minister

Appointment of Shia politician by Kurdish president Barham Salih may help tackle country’s civic unrest say lawmakers

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

03, Oct, 2018 @2:19 PM

The Observer view on why Britain’s role in torture must be revealed in full | Observer editorial

The intelligence and security committee has revealed the scale of abuse. We now need an inquiry with access to all witnesses

Observer editorial

01, Jul, 2018 @5:00 AM

John Morrison obituary

Other lives: Senior intelligence analyst who lost his job after speaking out against the case for going to war with Iraq

Paul Morrison

28, Jun, 2018 @4:08 PM

Government needs to act on key Chilcot inquiry finding, committee warns

Recommendation of Iraq war inquiry regarding lack of cabinet discussion has not been acted upon, report says

Kevin Rawlinson

28, May, 2018 @11:01 PM

Corbyn and Blair: are they really so very different? | Marina Hyde

Both believe in their own moral infallibility. In the movies, this type of guy redeems himself. In real life, it’s not so simple, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Marina Hyde

30, Mar, 2018 @1:50 PM

Gordon Brown says Pentagon misled UK over case for Iraq invasion

Secret US intelligence report on weapons of mass destruction was not shared with Tony Blair’s cabinet, new book claims

Michael Savage

05, Nov, 2017 @6:00 AM

Body of Iraq WMD dossier scientist David Kelly exhumed

Family of weapons expert who killed himself in 2003 asked for his grave to be dug up owing to fears it was being desecrated