Simon McDonald, Gordon Brown's foreign affairs adviser, has told the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war that the US pressured the UK to withdraw its troops a "bit more slowly" from Iraq.
Brown originally announced he wanted to cut the British force from more than 4,000 to 2,500 during 2008.
However, this was adjusted following discussions with the US over an Iraqi attempt to take control of Basra from militia groups.
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