Nick Clegg has hit back at attacks on the coalition and media suggestions that he ‘gaffed’ by terming the Iraq war illegal during Prime Minister’s Questions this week. In an interview for Channel 4 News following his ‘Nick Clegg meets’ session in Oxfordshire this afternoon, Nick comments on the coalition: … when you do something

Nick Clegg set out his views on how Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into the war with Iraq should be conducted on the BBC1 Andrew Marr show this weekend – you can view a 2-minute excerpt from the interview with Nick HERE. Nick has now met with Sir John to discuss his concerns that Gordon Brown’s

Colonel Gaddafi's end is "closer than ever", Nick Clegg will say in a speech today as he promises that Britain will learn the lessons of Iraq over how to cope with the aftermath of the conflict.

Nick Clegg has warned that the Iraq inquiry will be viewed as a whitewash unless it is able to publish previously secret information to the public.

Reacting to the end of British combat operations in Iraq, and the handover of control in Basra to US forces, Nick Clegg said, "We must never forget the enormous sacrifices that our troops made in this conflict." Nick went on to say, "their bravery and professionalism have been matched only by the incompetence of their political masters." However the Liberal Democrat Leader went on to criticise the...

Allegations of killings, torture and abuse in Iraq contained in leaked US military logs posted by WikiLeaks, must be properly examined, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has said.

1) This ongoing myth about being against the Iraq War - the Lib Dems weren’t against the war, they wanted to see a UN resolution authorising the war. If Bush/Blair had secured that, through outright bribery and arm twisting at the UN Security Council, what would have happened then? 2) They posture on Trident (delivery of

In today’s Telegraph, Nick Clegg writes about the opening of the Chilcot inquiry into the invasion of Iraq, and launches a broadside against Labour’s botched foreign policy, and calls on the Prime Minister – who as Chancellor signed the cheques for the Iraq war – to apologise for his part in the devastation that has

William Hague distances himself from comments by cabinet colleague Nick Clegg, that the Iraq war was "illegal".

Britain regrets going to war in Iraq and knows it must work to repair the damage done to its international standing, Nick Clegg will tell world leaders today.