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Labour leadership: Corbyn 'would make Labour Iraq apology' Labour leadership: Corbyn 'would make Labour Iraq apology'
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Jeremy Corbyn has said he will formally apologise on behalf of the Labour Party for taking the country to war with Iraq if elected leader.Jeremy Corbyn has said he will formally apologise on behalf of the Labour Party for taking the country to war with Iraq if elected leader.
Mr Corbyn told the Guardian the party would "never again flout the United Nations and international law".Mr Corbyn told the Guardian the party would "never again flout the United Nations and international law".
He said there was no need to wait for the Chilcot inquiry into the war "to know that mistakes were made". It comes amid a row over eligibility to vote in the leadership contest, with a comedian barred from taking part saying the contest was being "rigged".
Polls suggest Mr Corbyn is leading the Labour leadership race ahead of Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. Polls suggest Mr Corbyn is leading Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
'Past time''Past time'
Mr Corbyn told the newspaper: "Let us say we will never again unnecessarily put our troops under fire and our country's standing in the world at risk. Mr Corbyn told the newspaper the UK should "never again unnecessarily put our troops under fire and our country's standing in the world at risk."
He added: "It is past time that Labour apologised to the British people for taking them into the Iraq War on the basis of deception, and to the Iraqi people for the suffering we have helped cause."He added: "It is past time that Labour apologised to the British people for taking them into the Iraq War on the basis of deception, and to the Iraqi people for the suffering we have helped cause."
The left-winger also hit out at the delay in publishing the Chilcot Inquiry, saying it was "wrong".The left-winger also hit out at the delay in publishing the Chilcot Inquiry, saying it was "wrong".
On Thursday, asked on the BBC's World at One for one thing the Labour administration got wrong, Ms Cooper replied: "Iraq". Ms Cooper has also highlighted Iraq as a mistake made by the last Labour government.
She added: "We need the Chilcot report out to know exactly what happened but we were wrong." She told World at One on Thursday: "We need the Chilcot report out to know exactly what happened but we were wrong."
Mr Corbyn's rivals have also pointed out that Ed Miliband said the Iraq War was "wrong" in his first party conference speech as Labour leader in 2010. And Ed Miliband said the Iraq War was "wrong" in his first party conference speech as Labour leader in 2010.
Meanwhile, Labour deputy leader candidate Ben Bradshaw reacted on Newsnight to concerns members of other parties have tried to influence the outcome of the leadership race. Political apologies
Meanwhile comedian Jeremy Hardy suggested Labour was "rigging the [leadership] election" to stop Mr Corbyn.
New regulations allow members of the public to sign up to vote as a "registered supporter" for £3.New regulations allow members of the public to sign up to vote as a "registered supporter" for £3.
But some have been told their vote will be discounted amid concerns non-Labour supports had registered to take part.
'Legal challenge'
"The Labour Party might be trying to invite a legal challenge so that they can say 'let's just scrap the election'," Mr Hardy said. "They are so desperate that I wouldn't be surprised."
Former Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay also accused the party of misusing canvass returns - collected at election time to gauge the level of support for candidates - to find people who have previously voted for other parties.
Labour deputy leader candidate Ben Bradshaw told Newsnight that Conservatives had tried to sign up in his constituency.
Mr Bradshaw said: "Voting for another party is not a bar to voting in this leadership election. The rules are quite clear about that. What the party is trying to do is test the integrity of the system."Mr Bradshaw said: "Voting for another party is not a bar to voting in this leadership election. The rules are quite clear about that. What the party is trying to do is test the integrity of the system."
'Rigging vote'
He added: "I have people in my constituency, life-long Tories who have deliberately signed up as registered supporters to vote in this leadership election. That's not acceptable for any political party."He added: "I have people in my constituency, life-long Tories who have deliberately signed up as registered supporters to vote in this leadership election. That's not acceptable for any political party."
Comedian Jeremy Hardy, himself stopped from voting in the election, suggested Labour was "rigging the election" to stop Mr Corbyn.
"The Labour Party might be trying to invite a legal challenge so that they can say 'let's just scrap the election'," he said. "They are so desperate that I wouldn't be surprised."
Former Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay accused the party of misusing canvass returns - collected at election time to gauge the level of support for candidates - to find people who have previously voted for other parties.
The new leader will be announced on 12 September.The new leader will be announced on 12 September.
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