From The Guardian
By Patrick Wintour

The government indicated last night that it would concede a high-level inquiry into the war in Iraq once British troops had been withdrawn.

The move came as Tony Blair narrowly survived a Commons push to force him to set up an immediate parliamentary inquiry after a fractious debate in which the government’s majority was cut to 25.

During the exchanges, the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, pointedly refused to rule out an inquiry at a later stage, saying no doubt at some point lessons would have to be learned. “It is perfectly sensible and legitimate to say that there will come a time when these issues will be explored … in full so that we can learn whatever lessons we can.”

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