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    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      National Archives
      Blair argued Putin deserved a seat at the ‘top table’

      Newly released files show the UK premier’s efforts to woo the Russian president despite deep misgivings of officials

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      National Archives
      Blair intervened in US-China spy plane dispute

      Labour PM sought to cultivate links with Bush and strengthen UK relations with Beijing in aftermath of 2001 crash

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      National Archives
      Blair explored plans to ‘break’ Opec to cut oil prices, files reveal

      Senior officials discussed regime change in Iraq and encouraging countries to leave the cartel

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      ReviewTheatre
      Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) — a premier painted in broad strokes

      This lively show at the Park Theatre, London, is an unsubtle portrait of the Labour leader

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      What Labour still needs to learn from Tony Blair, 25 years on

      If Keir Starmer fails to define himself as his predecessor did, the party’s opponents will do it for him

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
      National Archives
      Clinton calls twice broke deadlock in Good Friday talks, papers reveal

      Last-minute intervention by former US president rescued peace deal at critical point in 1998 negotiations

    • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
      Labour Party UK
      Keir Starmer defends Tony Blair as Labour continues shift to centre

      Opposition leader highlights patriotism and ‘contract’ with voters in new year speech

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      National Archives
      Paddy Ashdown suggested ‘hemispherical’ House of Commons in 1998

      Papers show that former Lib Dem leader also tried to court Ken Clarke into cross-party co-operation with Tony Blair

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      National Archives
      Clinton-Lewinsky affair was seen as ‘major opportunity’ for Blair on 1998 US visit

      Former PM seized chance to capitalise on attention generated by White House scandal, papers show

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      National Archives
      Tony Blair blocked action on Macpherson report on UK race relations

      Private memos show Number 10 pushback thwarted plan by Jack Straw to launch white paper on improving race relations

    • Saturday, 9 October, 2021
      Janan Ganesh
      Blair, Brown and the treachery of appearances

      A flawed documentary shows how we love to put people in boxes

    • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
      International tax
      From Panama to the Pandora papers: what’s changed in offshore tax

      The rich and powerful continue to evade and avoid tax despite progress in recent years

    • Sunday, 3 October, 2021
      Tax evasion and avoidance
      Massive data leak exposes hidden wealth of world leaders

      Report by media consortium outlines how the wealthy use tax havens to move and store money

    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      ReviewTelevision
      Blair and Brown: The New Labour Revolution on BBC2 — enter the modernisers

      The documentary charts the highs, lows and legacy of the party under the two political leaders

    • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Keir Starmer has little time to win over UK voters

      Labour leader needs to show the public his values align with theirs

    • Wednesday, 4 August, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Tony Blair: how to vaccinate the whole world

      The G20 must help developing countries build the infrastructure they need

    • Monday, 19 July, 2021
      National Archives
      Blair’s defence secretary berated Foreign Office over delays to Hawk jet exports

      George Robertson sent critical letter to Robin Cook siding with British Aerospace chief over arms sales to Indonesia in 1997

    • Monday, 19 July, 2021
      National Archives
      Gordon Brown held ‘gun to head’ of Eddie George over BoE independence

      Civil service chief warned Tony Blair over risks of chancellor’s ‘rushed’ approach with central bank governor

    • Wednesday, 12 May, 2021
      Robert Shrimsley
      Labour’s problem is that Keir Starmer is no Tony Blair

      The party leader’s timidity leaves voters sensing weakness

    • Friday, 30 April, 2021
      Jo Ellison
      Tony Blair and the hammer hair of horror

      The full impact of lockdown has finally been revealed

    • Friday, 16 April, 2021
      The Big Read
      The David Cameron scandal: just how sleazy is British politics?

      While the UK’s record on corruption is good, many recent abuses have been hiding in plain sight

    • Saturday, 14 November, 2020
      Bronwen Maddox
      Downing Street ructions shed light on the mysterious role of the ‘spad’

      Special advisers have power in British government, but no one knows how much until they test it

    • Friday, 18 September, 2020
      The best of the FT Weekend Festival 20201 min
      Tony Blair: 'We're going to control this disease and live with it'

      The former UK prime minister in conversation with FT Weekend editor Alec Russell about the post-pandemic world

    • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
      Brexit
      Johnson faces mounting resistance to Brexit move

      Tony Blair and John Major attack ‘dangerous’ proposal to renege on parts of EU divorce deal

    • Tuesday, 11 August, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Tony Blair: Three priorities for the developing world to beat Covid-19

      The toughest stage of the pandemic lies ahead for poorer countries and rich governments must help

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