Tories must explain why they voted for the Iraq War

5.21.53pm GMT Thu 20th Mar 2008

The Liberal Democrats did not support the War in Iraq - but the Tories did

MPs will vote next week on whether there should be a full-scale inquiry into the Iraq war to ensure that lessons are learnt from the mistakes made. This will be done in an attempt to force Gordon Brown to honour his pledge to hold an investigation. The Prime Minister committed himself to calling an inquiry in a letter to the Fabian Society. But he insisted the time is not yet right because the situation in Iraq remains "fragile".

Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Edward Davey said "Anything that gets the Government to hold a full inquiry into the Iraq War as soon as possible will have the support of the Liberal Democrats. It is good to see that the Tories are following our lead in calling for an inquiry. Perhaps next week's debate will also give David Cameron and his colleagues the chance to explain why they voted for this catastrophic war in the first place."