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That this House regrets the weak questioning put to Tony Blair at the Chilcot Inquiry; criticises the fact that he was allowed to reply to explicit questions with long, sweeping answers; observes that he was not pushed to explain why he took Britain to war when the Attorney General's advice had questioned the legality of such action; notes that the panel at the Chilcot Inquiry gave Mr Blair the chance to admit regret for his actions surrounding the Iraq War; condemns Mr Blair for failing to e...

That this House commends Elizabeth Wilmshurst, former Deputy Legal Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, for her admirable conduct and the frank and sincere advice she gave at the Chilcot inquiry; notes that Elizabeth Wilmshurst and many of her colleagues believed there to be no legal basis for the Iraq War without further input from the UN Security Council; further notes that Elizabeth Wilmshurst described the Government's attitude towards Departmental legal advice as dismissive; p...