Summary

  • UK went to war before peaceful options exhausted and military action was "not last resort", Chilcot report says

  • Invasion in 2003 was based on “flawed intelligence and assessments” that went unchallenged

  • Threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were "presented with certainty that was not justified"

  • Former PM Tony Blair says decision for action made "in good faith" and he takes "full responsibility for any mistakes"

  • Families of Britons killed during Iraq War say conflict was "a fiasco" and do not rule out legal action

  • PM David Cameron says "lessons must be learned" and announces two-day Commons debate next week

  • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says war was "act of military aggression launched on a false pretence"

  1. Father 'nervous' ahead of report's publicationpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Mark Thompson, whose son, Private Kevin Thompson, 21, from Lancaster, died in 2007 from injuries he suffered when his truck was attacked in Basra, said he felt "nervous" ahead of the report's publication.

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    We've all been told nothing. It's nerve-racking for all the families. It is going to be very nervous because none of us know what to expect."

  2. 'We just want the truth'published at 09:25 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Karen Thornton's son, Gunner Lee Thornton, died in Iraq in 2006.

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  3. Salmond: Action must follow Chilcotpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    People should be held accountable for the Iraq War if the Chilcot reports finds evidence that can be acted upon, according to Alex Salmond.

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  4. Iraq Inquiry: Grandfather fears for 'cover-up'published at 09:17 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    The grandfather of a soldier from Leyland who was killed in the Iraq war fears they "won't find out the truth" and there will "probably be a cover-up" when the findings from an inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot is published later

    Gunner Stephen Wright died serving in Iraq in 2006 when his vehicle was hit by a bomb. 

    His grandfather, Robert, said he is concerned families will not be given the answers they need. 

    "My own personal feelings are it'll probably be a cover-up, but we'll wait and see. It'll hopefully put everything to bed and people can get on with their lives."

  5. 'It's been a farce"published at 09:14 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Sarah O'Connor, whose brother, Sergeant Bob O'Connor, was killed when his Hercules plane was shot down in 2005, is among the family members who have filed into the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London this morning, to be appraised of Sir John Chilcot's historic report, hours before it is presented to the public.

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    The length of time it has taken to get this has made a mockery of the inquiry system - for Iraq, for Rotherham... anybody who has found themselves on either side of the scales, this has taken too long. It's been a farce."

  6. Welsh families' wait for Iraq Inquirypublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Peter McFerran

    Welsh families who lost loved ones in the Iraq War hope publication of the Chilcot report, after a seven-year inquiry, will give them answers.

  7. Journalists wait for Chilcot briefingpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

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  8. What to look for in the Chilcot reportpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    British troops in IraqImage source, PA

    Here are some of the key issues likely to be addressed by Sir John Chilcot's wide-ranging inquiry into the Iraq war, set up to identify "lessons" to be learned from the conflict.

  9. Call for responsibility by SNP's Angus Robertsonpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Those responsible for the Iraq war "need to pay the price", Angus Robertson has said.

    On his way into the Cabinet Office to read the Chilcot report, the SNP's leader at Westminster added: "We have to understand how it was possible to go to war on the basis of a lie in the first place and then ask ourselves who was responsible and how do they face the responsibility."

  10. Protesters arrive at Blair's homepublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Protesters outside Tony Blair's London homeImage source, Getty Images

    Protesters are outside the London home of former prime minister Tony Blair this morning.

  11. Journalists given report briefingpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Journalists are being given access to the full document this morning ahead of its publication.

    They will be able to report what they've read once Sir John finishes delivering a statement – at around 11:00 BST - in which he will outline his main findings and the lessons learned.

  12. Answers for families of soldiers killed in Iraqpublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Ahead of his report's publication, Sir John Chilcot has told the BBC it would criticise individuals and institutions.

    He also said he hoped it would help answer some questions for the families of the 179 Britons who died between 2003 and 2009.

  13. Chilcot report due todaypublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 6 July 2016

    Welcome to our live coverage of the publication of Sir John Chilcot’s 12-volume report on the Iraq War. The full report will be released later – more than seven years after the inquiry began.