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Brown to outline Iraq War inquiry | Brown to outline Iraq War inquiry |
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to announce details of an inquiry into the Iraq war in the Commons at 1530 BST. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to announce details of an inquiry into the Iraq war in the Commons at 1530 BST. |
Opposition parties - and many Labour MPs - have been calling for an inquiry since shortly after the 2003 invasion. | Opposition parties - and many Labour MPs - have been calling for an inquiry since shortly after the 2003 invasion. |
They will now be watching closely to see whether the long-awaited inquiry is to be held in public or private. | They will now be watching closely to see whether the long-awaited inquiry is to be held in public or private. |
In March, ministers said they would hold an inquiry into the war "as soon as practically possible" after the bulk of UK service personnel left Iraq. | In March, ministers said they would hold an inquiry into the war "as soon as practically possible" after the bulk of UK service personnel left Iraq. |
A ceremony was held on 30 April in Basra to mark the official end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq. | |
In 2008 the government defeated Conservative attempts to force a public inquiry, saying it would be a "diversion" for UK troops serving in Iraq. | |
And in February Justice Secretary Jack Straw vetoed the publication of minutes of cabinet meetings discussing the legality of the war in the run-up to the invasion. |