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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the inquiry when the former Prime Minister Tony Blair made his first appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry last year. Mr. Blair arrived hours before the start in order to avoid any confrontation with anti-war activists. He was asked questions about his motives for invading Iraq in alliance with the US, his handling of the country's occupation, and the legality of the war itself. Before the inquiry Mr. Blair accepted "responsibility but not a regret for removing Saddam'' insisting the Iraqi leader was a "monster'' who had threatened not just the region but the world."