Straw 'very reluctantly' backed Iraq invasion

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

Straw 'very reluctantly' backed Iraq invasion

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

He told the Iraq Inquiry he had presented Tony Blair with an alternative plan on the eve of the crucial Commons vote on war which did not involve committing British troops alongside the Americans.

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