In a rare appearance on the Radio 4 Today programme this morning, Tony Blair has been talking about Iraq and how "immensely proud" he is of the work being done in the country.
A day after announcing plans to withdraw 1,600 British troops from southern Iraq, the PM indicated that there was no guarantee that reinforcements would have to be sent if the situation worsened.
"We have the full combat capability that is there, so if we are needed to go back in in any set of circumstances, we can. The whole purpose of us being in a support role is precisely to do that," he told John Humphrys.
We've got a brief story on the interview and will be updating throughout the day.
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