Chilcot on the 'special relationship'

Chilcot report also touched on the British relationship with the United States. 

“The issue of influencing the US, both at the strategic and at the operational level, was a constant preoccupation at all levels of the UK government," Chilcot told reporters. 

“The UK’s relationship with the US was a determining factor in the government's decisions over Iraq.”

There was a firm belief that the “best way to influence US policy towards the direction preferred by the UK was to commit full and unqualified support, and seek to persuade from the inside.”