http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10715629
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/21/nick-clegg-illegal-iraq-war-gaffe
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's comments in the House of Commons that he believed the 2003 invasion of Iraq to be illegal is no real surprise.
What is controversial, however, is that he chose to make these remarks whilst standing in for David Cameron during Prime Minister's Questions.
It does not say much for the unity of the Coalition. The Guardian has branded the Government as being in 'confusion' following Mr Clegg's admission.
Given that the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were on opposing sides when it came to voting on whether the UK should invade Iraq and with the Chilcott Enquiry into the war still in progress and yet to report its findings, the inevitable question has to be asked.
Will the coalition run into trouble over Iraq? With the Liberal Democrats so opposed to the war, can Nick Clegg really hope to carry his party in a Coalition with the Conservatives right up until 2015?
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