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| Ex-defence chief at Iraq inquiry | Ex-defence chief at Iraq inquiry |
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| The Iraq inquiry is questioning a senior military figure for the first time as it examines war planning. | |
| Admiral Lord Boyce, who was Chief of the Defence Staff in the lead-up to the invasion in 2003, is giving evidence. | |
| The most senior civil servant at the Ministry of the Defence at the time, Sir Kevin Tebbit, is also appearing. | |
| The inquiry has been seeking to find out when military preparations for the invasion began and whether they made a diplomatic solution less likely. | The inquiry has been seeking to find out when military preparations for the invasion began and whether they made a diplomatic solution less likely. |