Chilcot report: Protests in Westminster as seven-year Iraq Inquiry wait comes to end

Sebastian Mann6 July 2016

Protesters marched in central London today as Sir John Chilcot's report into Britain's invasion of Iraq was made public.

Anti-war demonstrators gathered outside in Westminster outside the Queen Elizabeth Centre, where the Iraq Inquiry's report is due to be presented this morning.

Protesters held placards branding Tony Blair "Bliar" and accusing him of being a war criminal.

Outside the former Prime Minister's London home, campaigners held a banner proclaiming: "Blair must face war crimes trial."

Sir John Chilcot was this morning presenting his key findings before the full release of his 2.6 million word report.

The Inquiry into the Iraq War in 2013, which toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, began seven years ago.

Chilcot Protest - In pictures

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The former Whitehall mandarin has said from the outset he would not rule on whether the invasion in 2003 was legal in terms of international law, pledging to provide a "full and insightful" account of the decision-making process.

But that is unlikely to quell the clamour for some form of legal action against the former prime minister if - as many expect - he is strongly criticised by Sir John and his inquiry panel.

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