The Iraq War: 20 years since Britain said ‘no’

20 years ago, opposition to plans for an invasion of Iraq produced Britain's biggest ever political demonstration, with 1.5 million taking to the streets of London. The demonstration made no impact on then Prime Minister Tony Blair, who took British troops into a brutal conflict that killed around 1 million Iraqis and destabilised the whole region.

OPINION: The return of conscription in Iraq

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