Army officer seeks double apology for Iraqis and families of troops killed in conflict

The British Government should apologise to the Iraqi people and families of British troops killed in the conflict, an Army officer said.

Captain Doug Beattie, who was a Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Irish Regiment, said it needs to be recognised that Iraq has “suffered terribly”.

The 50-year-old from Portadown in County Armagh said the Chilcot report “spreads the jam of blame” across many people and organisations.