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Last UK combat troops left Iraq on May 30th
Brown hints at Iraq inquiry U-turn

By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown may accept large parts of the Iraq war inquiry being held in public rather than private, No 10 has conceded. Downing Street sought to downplay the significance of whether the inquiry was being held in private or public this morning as criticisms of the prime minister’s decision to hold the… Read more »

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Tories call for public Iraq inquiry

By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives plan to put more pressure on Labour over the Iraq inquiry, by calling for a public inquiry in their opposition day debate next week. The move could divide Labour, by encouraging backbenchers to vote against the government. Gordon Brown announced the inquiry would be held in secret earlier this week,… Read more »