Blair Pressured Officials to Shield Soldiers After Iraqi Death

National Archives files show Tony Blair rejected military intervention in Zimbabwe after officials warned that removing Robert Mugabe would mirror failures in Iraq.The documents reveal Blair also pressured the MoD to prevent British soldiers from facing civil trials for the death of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa.Other records detail internal Labour Party tensions and strategic failures during a disastrous 2000 speech given by Blair to the Women's Institute.