How exactly has Britain supported Israel’s military assault on Gaza? The public has a right to know | Jeremy Corbyn

When I was Labour leader, the Chilcot report condemned the party for its disastrous war in Iraq. We need a similar inquiry nowHussam, 13, and Muhammad, 14, were killed by air-dropped cluster bombs. These bombs were made by the United States and were dropped in a military campaign supported by the British government. Hussam and Muhammad were born in Baghdad and died in 2003. “The bomblet ripped off their legs and ultimately killed them,” according to Human Rights Watch. They were two of about 200,000 civilians who were killed in the Iraq war.For years after that conflict, the government tried to resist several attempts to establish an inquiry into the policymaking of British officials. However, it could not prevent the inevitable – and in 2016 we had the publication of the Chilcot inquiry. I was the leader of the Labour party when the report was published, and it found grave failings within the British government. After I had responded to the Chilcot inquiry in parliament that day, I then went over the road to Church House, where we had invited war veterans, Iraqis and the families of British soldiers who had lost their lives. I apologised on behalf of the party for its catastrophic decision to go to war in Iraq. Today, history is repeating itself – and a Labour government is making another grave mistake.Jeremy Corbyn is the MP for Islington North. He was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...