Tony Blair signalled that he would be willing to back "regime change" in Iraq when he met George Bush in Texas in 2002, the Iraq inquiry has been told.But his ex-adviser Sir David Manning said he stressed the UK could only back action against Iraq if the issue went to the United Nations first. Mr Blair asked for UK military options two months later, Sir David said. In Texas Mr Bush told him there was "no war plan" for Iraq but a small cell had been set up to consider "options".
Tony Blair signalled that he would be willing to back "regime change" in Iraq when he met George Bush in Texas in 2002, the Iraq inquiry has been told.
But his ex-adviser Sir David Manning said he stressed the UK could only back action against Iraq if the issue went to the United Nations first.
Mr Blair asked for UK military options two months later, Sir David said.
In Texas Mr Bush told him there was "no war plan" for Iraq but a small cell had been set up to consider "options".
