A British anti-war group plans legal action against the British Government to stop the War in Iraq unless Britain promises not to particpate if U.N. approval is not granted.

The group, Nuclear Campaign for Disarmament, is relying upon an opinion by a British law firm, Matrix Chambers, of which Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie is a partner.

"The legal opinion from Matrix lawyers Rabinder Singh and Charlotte Kilroy argues that the resolution agreed by the Security Council on Nov. 7 does not authorize the use of force to disarm Iraq. The resolution is designed to rid Iraq of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs and threatens the country with unspecified "serious consequences" if it fails to cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors."

"In October, lawyers from Matrix argued both sides of a mock legal inquiry into military action against Iraq. The inquiry chair, Colin Warbrick, ruled that force was unjustified without a new U.N. resolution."