Iraq inquiry: key questions faced by Gordon Brown

Published: 5:30PM GMT 05 Mar 2010

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How closely concerned was he in building the Government process on Iraq?

Despite insisting the Cabinet were ""informed fully"" of negotiations forward of the invasion, Mr Brown was kept in the dim over a array of key developments in the run-up to the invasion.

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He was not shown an ""options paper"" drawn up by the Cabinet Office in Mar 2002, was unknowingly profession ubiquitous Lord Goldsmith had wavered on a preference to give authorised subsidy for the fight and had not seen in isolation letters sent by Mr Blair to US boss George Bush assuring British await for any troops action.

He pronounced that he was ""aware of what was happening"" but not benefaction at each assembly hold over the conflict.

Did he voice concerns about the approach Mr Blair was heading Britain in to war?

Mr Brown corroborated the actions of his predecessor.

""I do contend that all that Mr Blair did during this period, he did properly,"" he said.

Mr Brown stressed he had longed for the tactful track to attain - ""right up to the last minute"".

But he combined that Britain done the ""right preference for the right reasons"" to go in to battle.

Did he yield sufficient resources for Britain"s armed forces whilst he was Chancellor?

He told the inquiry: ""Every ask that the troops commanders done to us for apparatus was answered. No ask was ever incited down.""

He pronounced he accepted the concerns of the bereaved family groups of soldiers killed travelling in Snatch Land Rovers and combined they deserved the ""fullest reason possible"" about what happened.

But he stressed it was for commanders on the ground, not him, to confirm that vehicles to have use of on operations.

The Prime Minister was asked about the preference to reinstate Snatch with some-more heavily armoured vehicles, together with the Mastiff and the Bulldog.

He said: ""That was a preference that troops commanders could have usually themselves.

""But once these new vehicles were asked for, they were offering and the income was paid, I think inside of months.""

Does he have any regrets?

He uttered ""regrets"" at failures to plan scrupulously for the issue of the invasion.

And he uttered his dolour at the outrageous loss of hold up in the conflict, together with the deaths of 179 British personnel.

What lessons can be schooled from the conflict?

He concurred that it had shown the need for ""proper structures of decision-making"" inside of government.

There needs to be larger general co-operation in to destiny wars and improved formulation for the issue of wars.

And view chiefs should be ""more sure"" about the inlet of the comprehension they receive.

Claims Saddam had weapons of mass drop (WMD) that he could muster inside of 45 mins were discredited when consummate searches after the advance unsuccessful to find any such devices.