Pull troops out now and stand up to Bush, inquiry tells Brown

By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
Published: 16 July 2007

British troops should be pulled out of Iraq even though the violence is likely to get worse, a cross-party commission has told Gordon Brown.

The commission co-chaired by Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader, called for an end to offensive military operations by British forces and a "clear exit strategy". continue...