Revealed: Blair wanted to regulate papers for ‘accuracy’ of reporting, former top aide says December 30, 2022 A key official in the team of former prime minister Tony Blair wanted to regulate newspapers for the “accuracy” of their reporting, according to newly-released official papers. Files released by the National Archives show Mr Blair’s principal private secretary Jeremy Heywood (a future cabinet secretary) became exasperated by what he regarded as the inaccurate reporting [...]
Local Elections 2022: Ex Tory minister Nick Boles boasts on Twitter it is the ‘first time I’ve voted Labour since 1997’ May 6, 2022 A former Conservative minister has boasted on Twitter he voted Labour for the first time since 1997 Nick Boles took to social media to say he had not backed his former party in the local elections, amid a national backlash against the Tories over partygate and the cost of living. The former MP, was Minister [...]
Ouch! Sir Tony Blair says there is no plan for Britain’s future as Boris Johnson is simply not prepared for Brexit and tech revolution January 20, 2022 Boris Johnson is lacking a coherent blueprint for dealing with the major strategic challenges facing the UK, according to former prime minister Siry Tony Blair. In an online address later today, Blair will say that whether or not Mr Johnson survives the row over Downing Street his biggest problem is the absence of a plan [...]
Tony and Cherie Blair under fire for £76k furlough payout January 8, 2022 Tony and Cherie Blair face criticism for their use of the furlough scheme, following a string of companies that have been told to hand back payments.
More than half a million Brits sign petition to cancel Sir Tony Blair’s knighthood January 4, 2022 Support for a petition to have former prime minister Tony Blair’s knighthood “rescinded” is gaining momentum, as more than half a million people have signed so far. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry. The [...]
Disclosed: Tony Blair Blair wanted to ‘kiss the Lib Dems to death instead of kicking them to death’ December 30, 2021 Files released by the National Archives today show that former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown was keen to expand co-operation between New Labour and his own party – dubbed “the project” – following Tony Blair’s landslide general victory in 1997. In fact, Ashdown wanted to redesign the House of Commons as a symbol of his [...]
Tony Blair: The UK must accept vaccinated people from everywhere October 11, 2021 The UK must open its borders to all vaccinated people, regardless of country of origin, said the Tony Blair Institute. In a paper entitled “Keeping Travel Open: A Vaccine Anywhere, A Vaccine Everywhere”, the NGO funded by the former Prime Minister outlined several key recommendations the government should follow if it wants to help travel [...]
Pandora Papers leak: Putin, Tory donors and the King of Jordan among the rich and powerful with financial secrets exposed October 3, 2021 The secret deals and hidden assets of the world’s most powerful politicians and billionaires have been revealed in the biggest leak of financial offshore data in history. More than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials’ undercover dealings have been exposed in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama with the Guardian and other [...]
Tony Blair pens withering attack on ‘woke left’, Labour and Keir Starmer after election losses May 12, 2021 Tony Blair pens withering attack on 'woke left', Labour and Keir Starmer
15 years that changed the world of journalism and audit September 7, 2020 The world was a very different place 15 Septembers ago. Tony Blair was settling into his final term as Prime Minister after winning Labour’s third consecutive election. England’s cricketers retained the Ashes after the most thrilling series in memory. Oasis topped the singles charts for the very last time. And in September 2005, the UK [...]