Blair plays down 'damp squib' war advice
News Article 28 April 2005
Tony Blair has played down the release of the attorney general's advice on Iraq, dismissing it as a "damp squib".
Straw defends Iraq war legal advice
News Article 24 March 2005
Jack Straw has defended the legality of the government's decision to go to war with Iraq.
Goldsmith letter sparks fresh Iraq row
Press Review 24 March 2005
The Foreign Office has been accused of attempting to cover up allegations by a senior government lawyer that Lord Goldsmith, the attorney general, changed his mind over the legality of the Iraq war.
Goldsmith 'persuaded' by US over Iraq
Press Review 21 March 2005
The attorney general Lord Goldsmith had extensive meetings with US officials who sought to persuade him that the legal case for invading Iraq stood up, the FT reports.
Blair backs attorney general over code
News Article 9 March 2005
Tony Blair has told MPs the attorney general did not breach the ministerial code of conduct by failing to provide the Cabinet with a full copy of his legal advice on the Iraq war.
Goldsmith rejects calls to release war advice
Press Review 2 March 2005
Attorney general Lord Goldsmith has again rejected calls to publish his advice to the government on the legality of the Iraq war.
No 10 'wrote own war legal advice'
Press Review 24 February 2005
Crucial advice on the legality of war, presented to parliament in the name of the attorney general Lord Goldsmith, was written by two of Tony Blair's closest allies, official papers suggest.
Goldsmith 'refused to back Iraq war'
News Article 23 February 2005
A new book has claimed the government's most senior law officer warned, less than a fortnight before the launch of military action
