Tony Blair To Be Criticized In The Chilcot Report On Iraq

In evidence, a defiant Tony Blair said he had no regrets about the war and maintained Britain would ultimately be able to look back on it with 'immense pride'

The Damning Of Tony Blair: Former PM To Be Held To Account On Iraq In Chilcot Report On War -- Daily Mail

* Iraq war deal 'signed in blood' by former Prime Minister
* Cabinet members kept in the dark in build-up to the war
* 'Obvious failings' in post-war planning

Tony Blair is to face scathing criticism from the official inquiry into the Iraq War for the role he played in leading Britain into one of its biggest foreign policy fiascos in modern history.

The Mail on Sunday has been told that the former Prime Minister will be held to account on four main failings:

* Bogus claims that were made about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.
* Not telling the British public about his secret pledge with George Bush to go to war.
* Keeping the Cabinet in the dark by his ‘sofa government’ style.
* Failing to plan to avoid the post-war chaos in Iraq.

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