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| Iraq Inquiry published 'in June or July 2016' Sir John Chilcot says | Iraq Inquiry published 'in June or July 2016' Sir John Chilcot says |
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| The Iraq Inquiry should be published in June or July 2016, its author says. | The Iraq Inquiry should be published in June or July 2016, its author says. |
| Sir John Chilcot said the two million word report would be finished in April, with two months or so then set aside for national security checks on it. | Sir John Chilcot said the two million word report would be finished in April, with two months or so then set aside for national security checks on it. |
| The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq said it was "another let-down", criticising the time taken to publish the inquiry, which began in 2009. | The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq said it was "another let-down", criticising the time taken to publish the inquiry, which began in 2009. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "disappointed" and offered resources to speed up the process. | Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "disappointed" and offered resources to speed up the process. |
| The inquiry is considering how UK forces came to participate in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath. | The inquiry is considering how UK forces came to participate in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath. |
| The new publication timetable was set out in a letter to Mr Cameron on the inquiry's website. | |
| In his letter, Sir John says the text of his report should be completed in the week starting 18 April 2016, at which point the process of national security checking would begin. | |
| Such checking is "normal and necessary" with inquiries handling large amounts of sensitive material, he said. | Such checking is "normal and necessary" with inquiries handling large amounts of sensitive material, he said. |
| It will ensure that national security and Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to life, are not "inadvertently breached" by publication, he said. | It will ensure that national security and Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to life, are not "inadvertently breached" by publication, he said. |
| "I consider that once national security checking has been completed it should be possible to agree a date for publication in June or July 2016," he added. | "I consider that once national security checking has been completed it should be possible to agree a date for publication in June or July 2016," he added. |
| The Iraq War | The Iraq War |
| Timeline: The Iraq War inquiry | Timeline: The Iraq War inquiry |
| MPs and peers have expressed frustration with the length of time it is taking, and in June Mr Cameron said he was "fast losing patience". | MPs and peers have expressed frustration with the length of time it is taking, and in June Mr Cameron said he was "fast losing patience". |
| Sir John has previously rejected calls to publish a timetable for publication, saying he did not want to "arouse false hopes". | Sir John has previously rejected calls to publish a timetable for publication, saying he did not want to "arouse false hopes". |
| The process of giving key figures the right to respond to criticism, known as Maxwellisation, has been blamed for holding up the process. | The process of giving key figures the right to respond to criticism, known as Maxwellisation, has been blamed for holding up the process. |
| Sir John ended his letter to the prime saying: "My colleagues and I remain committed to producing a report that will meet the very wide ranging terms of reference we were given and reflect the considerable investment of time and effort by all involved." | Sir John ended his letter to the prime saying: "My colleagues and I remain committed to producing a report that will meet the very wide ranging terms of reference we were given and reflect the considerable investment of time and effort by all involved." |
| In his letter back to Sir John, Mr Cameron welcomed the fact there was "a clear end in sight" but added: "I am disappointed - and I know the families of those who served in Iraq will also be disappointed - that you do not believe it will be possible logistically to publish your report until early summer." | In his letter back to Sir John, Mr Cameron welcomed the fact there was "a clear end in sight" but added: "I am disappointed - and I know the families of those who served in Iraq will also be disappointed - that you do not believe it will be possible logistically to publish your report until early summer." |
| He said he would welcome measures to "expedite" the final stages, saying the government would be "very happy" to provide more resources if it meant the inquiry was published sooner. | He said he would welcome measures to "expedite" the final stages, saying the government would be "very happy" to provide more resources if it meant the inquiry was published sooner. |
| The prime minister said the government intended for the national security checking to last no longer than two weeks. | The prime minister said the government intended for the national security checking to last no longer than two weeks. |
| Addressing MPs in the House of Commons, Speaker John Bercow said there was "a very real sense of anger and frustration across the whole House at what seems a substantial disservice that has been done". | |
| 'Far too long' | 'Far too long' |
| Reg Keys, whose son, Lance Corporal Tom Keys, was killed in Iraq in June 2003, was critical of the "ridiculous" Maxwellisation process, saying it had been allowed to "run on far too long". | Reg Keys, whose son, Lance Corporal Tom Keys, was killed in Iraq in June 2003, was critical of the "ridiculous" Maxwellisation process, saying it had been allowed to "run on far too long". |
| He predicted the report, when it was eventually published, would be a "watered-down" version of criticism raised during the inquiry. | He predicted the report, when it was eventually published, would be a "watered-down" version of criticism raised during the inquiry. |
| The mother of Royal Highland Fusilier Gordon Gentle, who was killed aged 19 in a bomb attack in Basra in 2004, said she was "disappointed" by the latest news from the inquiry. | The mother of Royal Highland Fusilier Gordon Gentle, who was killed aged 19 in a bomb attack in Basra in 2004, said she was "disappointed" by the latest news from the inquiry. |
| Rose Gentle, from Glasgow, said: "We thought it should be out a lot sooner than this. I thought it would be out by the end of the year, because they have everything there. | Rose Gentle, from Glasgow, said: "We thought it should be out a lot sooner than this. I thought it would be out by the end of the year, because they have everything there. |
| "It's another let-down. It's another few months to wait and suffer again." | "It's another let-down. It's another few months to wait and suffer again." |
| A statement from former Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said he welcomed looked forward to responding to the report and said suggestions he had been the cause of delays in publication were "categorically incorrect". |