The UN’s authority would have been “severely dented” if Britain and the US had not followed through threats to Saddam Hussein with military action, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that Britain made the “right decision for the right reasons” to go to war in Iraq.

Anti-war protesters in the UK will try to hand over a giant “bloodstained” cheque to Gordon Brown when he appears before the Iraq inquiry today.

A British MP has said he has a memo showing Tony Blair and George Bush struck a secret deal to invade Iraq.

The UK's Attorney General “misled” the British Government over the case for going to war with Iraq, Clare Short told the inquiry into the conflict today.

Tony Blair said he was convinced by the intelligence reports he was receiving that Saddam Hussein did have weapons of mass destruction.

Tony Blair today rejected claims that he struck a private deal with President George Bush over Iraq 11 months before the invasion.

Tony Blair said today that he had always been clear that he would join the Americans if it came to military action to overthrow Saddam Hussein.

The 9/11 attacks on the United States changed the “calculus of risk” posed by Saddam Hussein dramatically, Tony Blair said today.

Tony Blair’s long-awaited appearance before the Iraq Inquiry got under way today.

Tony Blair was accused of being a “coward” today when he was driven into the Iraq Inquiry via a side entrance two hours before he was due to give evidence.

Tony Blair arrived early for his highly-anticipated appearance at the Iraq Inquiry today as he prepared to be grilled on why he took Britain to war.

Tony Blair will face six hours of questioning at the Iraq Inquiry today.

Tony Blair was warned two months before the invasion of Iraq it would be illegal to go to war without United Nations’ authority, the inquiry into the conflict heard today.

The Chilcot Inquiry will look into Britain’s stewardship of Basra and southern Iraq following the 2003 invasion today, as it takes evidence from two defence secretaries who held office after the toppling of Saddam Hussein.

Gordon Brown finally bowed to intense political pressure today and agreed to appear before the Iraq Inquiry before the general election in the UK.

Former UK foreign secretary Jack Straw admitted today that he only “very reluctantly” came round to supporting the invasion of Iraq.

Former British defence secretary Geoff Hoon was facing questions about the build-up to the invasion of Iraq as he appeared before the Chilcot inquiry today.

Tony Blair’s former spin chief should face a fresh grilling by the Iraq Inquiry after he issued a “clarification” of his previous evidence, a senior MP said today.

The Iraq Inquiry met behind closed doors today to hear evidence from the general who ran the British operations in the conflict, it has been revealed.

Tony Blair sent George Bush secret messages in the year before the invasion of Iraq assuring him Britain would “be there” if it came to military action, the inquiry into the war heard today.

Alastair Campbell denied today that he had sought to “beef up” the British government’s now notorious dossier on Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

A senior British Army officer described today how he warned Tony Blair two days before the invasion of Iraq that there were insufficient preparations for dealing with the aftermath of the conflict.