I have carried decision to invade Iraq with me for 13 years, says emotional Tony Blair

Tony Blair has voiced "sorrow, regret and apology" for the "failures" in Iraq, but insisted he stood by his decision to go to war.

I have carried decision to invade Iraq with me for 13 years, says emotional Tony Blair

Tony Blair has voiced "sorrow, regret and apology" for the "failures" in Iraq, but insisted he stood by his decision to go to war.

Following the publication of the Chilcot Report, the former prime minister acknowledged that some of the families of the 179 British personnel killed in the conflict could "never forget or forgive" him for what happened.

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