Britain pledges to keep troops in Iraq until 'job is done'
Britain will not pull its troops out of Iraq "before the job is done", the government said on Tuesday following a speech outlining its latest set of policy objectives.
"The UK will continue to provide troops for as long as the Iraqi government wants us to remain," the Foreign Office in London said in a statement.
"We have no desire to stay longer than is necessary, but nor will we leave before the job is done."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The pledge followed the Queen's Speech, the ceremonial event when parliament opens for a new session at which Queen Elizabeth II outlines the government's proposed new laws in an address written for her by ministers.
Britain, which was Washington's closest ally in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, still has around 8,000 troops in the country, mainly based around the southern city of Basra.
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