Iraq war illegal: Blair’s former aide
Tony Blair’s deputy as prime minister when Britain joined the invasion of Iraq has said he believes the war was illegal, days after a long-awaited report excoriated Britain’s role in the conflict.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-07-10 14:42 GMT
London
John Prescott, number two in the Labour government when Britain took part in the US-led invasion in 2003, made the remarks in a newspaper story.
The Chilcot report returned a damning verdict on Britain’s role in the US-led war, finding it joined the conflict before all peaceful options had been exhausted and that judgements about Iraq’s capacities were “Presented with a certainty that was not justified.” Blair this week voiced “sorrow, regret and apology” over mistakes made in the conflict.
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