Families of some of the 179 Britons killed during the Iraq war have been reacting after the long-awaited report into the conflict was published on Wednesday.
Several grieving mothers, fathers, partners and other family members streamed into the Queen Elizabeth II centre in London where they were given an early glimpse of the 2.6 million-word, 12-volume tome.
In it, report author Sir John Chilcot criticised Tony Blair - the Prime Minister in 2003 who presented the case for war and led the invasion - for committing to backing US counterpart George W Bush over Iraq.
It also criticised Government ministers' justification for, planning and conduct of a military intervention which "went badly wrong, with consequences to this day".
Several military operations were described in the report as "hastily prepared" and led to equipment shortages for British personnel - an issue which several victims' families have long campaigned over.
However, the report stopped short of making a judgement on the legality of the war.
Eddie Hancock, from Wigan, whose 19-year-old son Jamie Hancock was a kingsman with the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment when he was killed in Basra in 2006, said: "First of all, Chilcot's report ... he's done exactly as he said he would - it wasn't a whitewash by any means. He's fulfilled the promises that he made in 2009.
"Obviously, some people will never be happy unless there's a rope there.
"But, what he has actually said is that (Tony) Blair undermined the United Nations. Now, if somebody does that, you would think that the act was illegal. He's also misled parliament, he's fabricated facts and misrepresented them.
"I hope and I would like to call on all politicians in this country that for the grievous damage this man has inflicted on this nation, on its armed forces, that he be banned from any form of public office for life. At the very least."
The families' lawyer, Matthew Jury, said: "The families have waited a long time for today to come. They have acted with patience, courage and dignity throughout this entire process."
He said those who were criticised in the report "knew what was coming" and had time to prepare statements and defences.
In a statement, Mr Jury said: "The three hours the families were given this morning is not long enough for anybody to properly take in two and a half million words, or even a 150-page summary.
"Today is a day the families should be at the forefront of everybody's minds. But so too should be the thousands of British soldiers wounded in Iraq, the tens of thousands of British veterans who served there, and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians who died during the conflict and since.
"The families are pleased that the inquiry has discharged its duties without fear, favour or prejudice. However, they are of course saddened that it appears to have been confirmed that their loved ones died unnecessarily and without just cause or purpose.
"In the coming days and weeks, the families will undertake a full and forensic review of the report's content and conclusions.
"If state officials are determined to have acted unlawfully or in excess of their powers then the families will then decide on whether to take any necessary and appropriate action at the proper time. All options will be considered.
"Just as importantly, as well as examining the culpability of individual state officials, we must also look at the process that led to the war so that we never make such grave mistakes with such tragic long-term and far-reaching consequences again.
Rose Gentle, whose son, Gordon Gentle, died while serving in Iraq with the Royal Highland Fusiliers, said the report meant Tony Blair "got his comeuppance today".
Fusilier Gentle, from Pollok in Glasgow, was 19 when an IED exploded under his Land Rover in Basra in June 2004.
Speaking after the report was published, Mrs Gentle said she was pleased with its findings.
"I didn't think we were going to get that verdict today but I'm really pleased," she said.
"I hope he (Blair) goes to his bed and thinks 'What the hell have I done?' because he will never be forgiven.
"He will be remembered not as a prime minister but as a person who sent them on an illegal war.
"I would love to see him in court."
Melinda Ingram, whose son Chris Dunsmore died in 2007 just days before his 30th birthday, said the report confirmed some of the evidence for going to war had been "massaged or presented in such a way that it shouldn't have been".
The RAF reservist, from Leicester, was just hours away from coming home on leave in 2007 but became the first reservist to be killed in action since the Second World War.
His mother told the Press Association: "He didn't have to go. He gave up one year of his life to go because he thought it was the right thing to do."
She said the report "isn't justice yet because it's just evidence" , before adding, "but it is evidence that might in the future result in some justice".
Asked what justice would look like she said: "I don't know, because it's going to take time to find out from the report what the hard evidence is and whether there is anybody who is potentially accountable.
"If we go forward to a court case it would be interesting to see what the outcome is and I think it should be tested in the court but I don't know if that's possible."
She added: "A lot of the families want to take Tony Blair to court."
Sarah O'Connor, whose brother Bob died when a military plane was shot down near Baghdad in 2005, said her overwhelming emotion on reading the report had been anger.
Referring to Mr Blair, she said: "If he is so sure of his decision, why is he not here, looking at our eyes and actually seeing our faces?
"When he gave his evidence it was definitely the Tony Blair show. He thinks he's the puppet master pulling the strings."
She went on: "The terrorists took my brother - and in that sentence of terrorists I include Mr Blair - took my brother and took my family. But you won't take me. I'm going nowhere. I'm going nowhere Blair."
She added that she had apologised to Sir John for criticising the time he took to deliver the report: "I thanked him for justice that he has given those names that are on the wall at the National Memorial Arboretum and all those named that aren't included on there that need to be remembered, the non-combat deaths, the civilians, the Iraqi civilians.
"And then look at how our Government treated those Iraqis that worked for us, they leave them there to rot and be killed and the wave of destruction continues."
Ms O'Connor said: ""There is one terrorist in this world that the world needs to be aware of, and his name is Tony Blair - the world's worst terrorist."
