 Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a new test of his authority Tuesday as lawmakers held their first full-fledged debate on Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and planned a vote calling for an immediate inquiry into Britain's role in the conflict.Welsh and Scottish nationalists proposed a motion demanding a swift examination of the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, which has been riven by sectarian fighting. The head of the British army has proposed that troops should be pulled out soon.Britain's main opposition party, the Conservatives, said the debate would heap pressure on Blair, although it remained unclear how many would support the motion.Officials with the third-party Liberal Democrats said the results were likely to be close, claiming support had grown for the proposal by the Scottish National Party and the Welsh nationalists, Plaid Cymru....
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