As we approach the 10 year anniversary of the war in Iraq there is inevitably a great deal of interest, once again, in the issue.
I was one of the 139 Labour MPs who opposed the war and voted against the government in the House of Commons on 18th March 2003. The issue had dominated much of the debate – both inside Parliament and across the country – for the months leading up to that vote. Indeed, I wrote to Tony Blair about six months before setting out concerns with the course he was on.
You can read a copy of that letter, along with some of the speeches I made in the House of Commons at that time, below:
- Letter to Tony Blair: 12 September 2002
- Speech in the House of Commons: 24 September 2002
- Speech in the House of Commons: 11 March 2003
With the benefit of hindsight it is interesting to look back, 10 years on, at some of the things that were being said…
