London: The UK joining the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 to oust dictator Saddam Hussein was not used as a "last resort" and was based on "flawed intelligence," an inquiry into the war said in a damning indictment of then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision to go to war.

Demonstrators wearing masks depicting former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George W Bush protest in London on Wednesday. Pics/AFP