Iraq Inquiry

Oral evidence

Date: Friday 21 January 2011

Morning session

Subject/Role: Prime Minister, 1997 to 2007
Witness: The Rt Hon. Tony Blair

Video

• Rt Hon. Tony Blair transcript 
  

Statement

• Statement by Rt Hon Tony Blair
• Request for a witness statement from the Iraq Inquiry to Rt Hon Tony Blair

Declassified Documents

• 3 December 2001, letter from PS/Sir Richard Dearlove to Sir David Manning
  
• McDonald to Tatham letter “Iraq Options” 3 December 2001
• Prime Minister to Powell minute 17 March 2002
• Straw to Prime Minister letter “Iraq Contingency Planning” 8 July 2002
• Powell to Prime Minister minute “Iraq” 19 July 2002
• Ricketts to Private Secretary minute “ Iraq Resolutions The Kosovo Option” 3 October 2002
• Rycroft to Prime Minister minute - Iraq meeting with Jeremy Greenstock 22 January 2003
• Undated manuscript note from Powell to Prime Minister and the Prime Minister’s manuscript response (associated with the Rycroft to Prime Minister minute of 22 January 2003)
• JIC assessment “Southern Iraq: What’s in store?” 19 February 2003
• Iraq Planning Unit paper “Planning for the UK’s role in Iraq after Saddam” 5 March 2003
• Cannon to Prime Minister minute “Iraq: post-conflict issues” 5 March 2003
• Cannon to Owen minute “Iraq post-conflict issues” 7 March 2003
• Rycroft to Owen minute on “Post-conflict Iraq: UK-US” 3 April 2003
• Straw to Prime Minister letter “Iraq: ORHA” 7 April 2003
• Short to Prime Minister letter on “Post-Conflict Iraq” 7 April 2003
• Cannon to McDonald minute “Iraq: Prime Minister’s meeting, 3 June” 3 June 2003
• Straw to Prime Minister letter “Iraq: Winning the Peace” 5 June 2003
• Straw to Prime Minister letter “Iraq” 5 June 2003