'No Regrets' Blair Branded Liar and Murderer ; Relatives of Dead Soldiers Vent Their Outrage at Inquiry

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Tony Blair was heckled as a liar and murderer yesterday after he insisted he had no regrets over the Iraq war. There was a dramatic end to a 380-minute evidence session as the former prime minister gave an impassioned defence of his actions. Relatives of troops killed in the conflict sitting just feet from him had listened mostly in silence but could not contain their emotions as he finally left the room.

One bereaved mother shouted he was a liar, while another relative yelled "and a murderer".

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'No Regrets' Blair Branded Liar and Murderer ; Relatives of Dead Soldiers Vent Their Outrage at Inquiry

The outbursts came after an electrifying end to the hearing, when panel chairman Sir John Chilcot asked whether he had any regrets.

Mr Blair said: "In the end it was divisive and I am sorry about t...

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