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Grovelling Blair's voice cracks as he finally says sorry for Iraq War after devastating Chilcot report - but he STILL defiantly insists 'there were no lies' and 'I would take the same decision again' 
Tony Blair apologises for the bloody consequences of Iraq War but refuses to say sorry for initial invasion in 2003
In defiant display of self-defence he says he would 'take the same decision' if presented with same intelligence
Former PM attempts to shift the blame by saying the intelligence was not his responsibility at speech 
Claims Chilcot report vindicated his insistence that the intelligence was 'not falsified' and he didn't lie to Parliament
But he accepts intelligence had since turned out to be wrong and had led to an aftermath that was 'more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined'
Blair insists it was still 'better to remove Saddam Hussein' from power and  decision was taken 'in good faith'
His reputation was savaged by Sir John Chilcot in long-awaited publication of Iraq Inquiry today  
Ex foreign secretary Jack Straw echoes Blair in saying he would take same decision if presented with same intel