8 September 2014 - The Iraq Inquiry report will "not be a cover-up in any shape or form", the UK's top civil servant has insisted.Sir Jeremy Heywood told MPs that the report would be "more transparent" than people were expecting and would include material that would not normally be disclosed "in a million years".
The cabinet secretary said the inquiry was "happy" with the documents it could publish after a "delay of sorts".
However, he would not say when the report would finally be released.
Critics have expressed concerns that the inquiry, which began its work in 2009, will not publish its long-awaited report into the 2003 invasion and its aftermath before next May's general election. read more>>>
The Royal United Services Institute said the UK could face a bill of nearly £65bn, once the cost of long-term care for injured veterans was factored in, with most of the money was spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The study, called Wars in Peace, said both conflicts were largely “strategic failures” for the UK, The Guardian reported."
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