The official inquiry into the Iraq war, which took seven years to produce, has concluded that Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle, and had 'wholly inadequate' plans for the aftermath. The chairman, Sir John Chilcot, said the 2003 invasion was not the 'last resort' action presented to MPs and the public. There was no imminent threat from Saddam - and the intelligence case was 'not justified'. Mr Blair apologised for any mistakes made, but not for the decision to go to war. However, the relative of one of the soldiers who died in the war described him as 'the world's worst terrorist'.