Jeremy Corbyn: Tony Blair could be tried for war crimes

Labour leadership contender, Jeremy Corbyn, has suggested that Tony Blair could be made to stand trial for war crimes over the invasion of Iraq.

The veteran left-winger said the 2003 conflict was an “illegal war” and that the individuals who “made the decisions that went with it” should face justice. His comments, in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight, will further fuel the tensions in an increasingly heated leadership contest.

Corbyn, a long-standing critic of Blair, said that with the Chilcot inquiry report coming, the former prime minister would have to deal with the consequences of his actions.