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How Ken Livingstone defeated Tony Blair to become London Mayor
Getty ImagesRivals for power: Ken Livingstone and Tony Blair come face to faceRegional mayors are now commonplace in England: Andy Burnham in Greater [...]
Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticism
The government has defended its net-zero policies after Sir Tony Blair said limiting fossil fuels was "doomed to fail" and a new approach was needed.T [...]
Tony Blair says current net zero push ‘doomed to fail’
PA MediaBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting energy consumption an [...]
Prescott’s achievements extraordinary, Blair says in eulogy
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe funeral of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott took place at Hull Minster on ThursdayFormer Prime Minister Tony Bla [...]
Blair was urged to delay rights for new EU workers, files reveal
Getty ImagesTony Blair with his foreign secretary at the time, Jack StrawSenior ministers urged the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to delay granting e [...]
Starmer picks Blair aide as security adviser
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Tony Blair's former chief of staff as his national security adviser.Veteran diplomat Jonathan Powell will begin the rol [...]
Starmer appoints two Blair and Brown figures as junior ministers
Getty ImagesTwo former cabinet ministers who served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have been given junior ministerial roles by Sir Keir Starmer.For [...]
Derek Draper: Elton John and Tony Blair attend funeral service
Stars and politicians gather to mourn Kate Garraway's husband at a private ceremony in London.
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Blair: World is undergoing new Industrial Revolution
Sir Tony Blair has said that current global changes are of "even greater magnitude" than the 19th century Industrial Revolution.Speaking to BBC Radio [...]
NHS data sale can fuel tech boom – Blair and Hague
The former political rivals team up to argue NHS data could give the UK an advantage in a new "industrial revolution".
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Tony Blair was warned Horizon IT system could be flawed, documents show
A spokesperson for Sir Tony said: "As the documents show, and make completely clear, Mr Blair took the issue very seriously. His response to the Mulga [...]
Tony Blair urged ‘radical’ measures to cut asylum, archive papers reveal
The Blair government did eventually bring in other tougher measures on border control and visas. They were effective: the annual number of asylum appl [...]
Former PM Tony Blair was keen on Wimbledon FC relocating to Belfast
From 1912-1991, Wimbledon played at the old Plough LaneFormer Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate then-Premier League side W [...]
Ann Clwyd: Tony Blair and Mark Drakeford pay tribute to ex MP
She represented the Cynon Valley constituency for 35 years before standing down in 2019.
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Tony Blair was urged to back Ukraine’s EU dream in face of Russia threats – records
It had been barely a decade since Ukraine gained independence in 1991 and President Kuchma, in power since 1994, added in a handwritten note that he p [...]