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Iraq War Inquiry

I am sorry that the right hon. and learned Gentleman puts it in that way. We have been completely clear, in last year's debate and in this year's debate, about the Government's position on this point. Our position is that once combat troops come home is the right time to establish an inquiry. We will establish that inquiry with the full respect for Parliament and all of its Members, for precedent and for the need for the inquiry to look into both the conduct of the war and the conduct of the peace-building afterwards—that is precisely the sort of comprehensive look that the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks, who speaks for the Opposition—