“For all of this, I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you can ever know or believe,” he said, in a speech in which his voice cracked with emotion. Tony Blair has rejected the Chilcot inquiry’s criticisms of his decision to lead Britain to war in Iraq in 2003, but expressed “sorrow, regret and apology” for some mistakes he made in planning the conflict. I made the decision in good faith and I believe it is better we took that decision. Iraq could be in a worse state than Syria is now if the regime had not been stopped, he suggested. It came after his former chief adviser, Alastair Campbell, said the issue would haunt Blair until his death.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 10:35 UTC