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Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal

Adviser to former PM said Bush’s pursuit of regime change in Baghdad could also cause ‘regime change in London’

The Guardian - UK

George Bush was determined to ‘rid world of evil-doer Saddam Hussein’

Newly released files show a UK envoy warned it was ‘politically impossible’ for the US president to draw back from war with Iraq.

The Independent UK

It was ‘politically impossible’ for UK to draw back from Iraq War, new files claim

Newly-released government files have suggested that it was ‘politically impossible’ to draw back from the the Iraq War unless dictator Saddam Hussein surrendered.

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Tory peer faces suspension over ‘Lord Poppadom’ remark

Lady Meyer found to have breached harassment rules with behaviour towards Lord Dholakia that had ‘racial element’

The Guardian - UK

Whether it’s Trump or Harris in office, Starmer will need an incredible US ambassador. Here’s my vote

Escapist and trivialising solutions are the Johnson and Truss legacy – but that won’t do now. The stakes are too high, the world too volatile, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Sir Christopher Meyer obituary

British ambassador to the US in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq who later served as chair of the Press Complaints Commission

The Guardian - UK

Tributes to UK’s ‘formidable diplomat’ Sir Christopher Meyer after death aged 78

He is reported to have suffered a stroke while on holiday with his wife Catherine in the French Alps.

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Former British envoy to US, Christopher Meyer, dies

(This July 29 story corrects cause of death in paragraph 7)

Reuters

Sir Christopher Meyer, former UK ambassador to US, dies at 78

Meyer was ambassador from 1997 to 2003 and previously press secretary to PM John Major

The Guardian - UK

Former Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer dies, aged 78

His death was confirmed by current Ambassador Karen Pierce on Twitter

Evening Standard

Ex-US ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer dies in the French Alps aged 78

Former UK Ambassador to the United States Sir Christopher Meyer has died at the age of 78, after suffering a stroke while on holiday with his wife in the French Alps

Daily Mirror

Former British Ambassador to the US, Sir Christopher Meyer, dies aged 78

His death was confirmed by current Ambassador Karen Pierce on Twitter following a report in the Daily Mail.

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