All news on the topic: Tony Blair

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Corruption is on the rise in Britain. Will ousting the Tories make a difference?
Labour is talking a good game on cleaning up Westminster as an election looms — but the U.K. has a long history of opposition parties promising the earth.
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Britain’s smoking ban just another blow for parliament’s Pipe and Cigar Club
As the government seeks to ban tobacco sales to younger generations, parliament’s pipe and cigar enthusiasts are feeling nostalgic.
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Keir Starmer urged to pardon and compensate striking miners if he wins keys to No10
In a letter union leaders call on the Labour leader Keir Starmer to deliver justice for striking miners within his ’first days in office’ if the Tories are ousted at the general election
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From Doctor Botox to Facebook’s top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in
Olivier Véran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.
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Blur's Dave Rowntree hopes to help Labour remind the nation Britain is amazing
The rock star-turned-MP hopeful told us of his plans and reminisced about 90s Cool Britannia. Asked if Keir Starmer could bring back that feeling, he said "Let's hope"
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Labour rakes in highest ever amount of private donations to compete with Tories
As well as receiving funding from trade unions, the Labour Party saw an increase in the amount of money received from individuals and companies, who gave over £13million
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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'Tories sinking feeling as 58 MPs announce plans to abandon Conservative ship'
Some 58 Tory MPs have already announced they are quitting next time around but the figure could top 100 – by some counts even 150
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'I will call Keir on election night to make sure North gets what it deserves'
Steve Rotheram told The Mirror he looks forward to Keir Starmer achieving a similar election triumph for Labour to that of Tony Blair in 1997
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Late Queen's brutal evaluation of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's relationship
A royal author has claimed in their new book that Queen Elizabeth made a characteristically understated assessment of Meghan and Harry's relationship that some perceive to be pretty brutal
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Charles' cancer treatment 'will blend alternative and medical therapies'
A former communications secretary for King Charles has revealed what she thinks will be included in the monarch's treatment plan after his shock cancer diagnosis
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Selfless motivation behind grieving Kate Garraway's return to GMB
Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has told friends that she is keen to return to work to provide stability to her children following the death of their father last month
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Veteran nuked blood records a 'state secret', admits government
Records of blood testing of nuclear servicemen have been locked away for decades as a state secret, the Mirror can reveal
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'Derek Draper - or 'Dolly' as I knew him - was the life and soul of the party'
The Mirror's Paul Routledge writes about his memories of Derek Draper: 'It is the conviviality that survives. I can hear Dolly now, voice raised, hair swept back, head tilted, grinning'
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Tony Blair resisted demand for public inquiry into Soham schoolgirl murders
The former Prime Minister was "wholly against" a public inquiry to find out if there were police failings before Ian Huntley murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002
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Plot to send Elgin Marbles back to Greece in Olympics charm offensive emerges
Papers released by the National Archives show Tony Blair was in favour of returning the 2,500 year old sculptures to Athens as part of a sharing deal in a bid to secure the 2012 Olympics
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Tony Blair plotted to send asylum seekers to Africa 20 years before Rwanda plan
A previously-secret report written while Tony Blair was Prime Minister suggested deporting refugees to Turkey, Kenya and South Africa in the early 2000s
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Plan to move Premier League club to Belfast uncovered in declassified files
Newly-released files show Tony Blair thought moving Wimbledon FC to Northern Ireland should be encouraged in the 1990s - although the club eventually moved to Milton Keynes
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Princess Diana blasted for 'ignorance' over Northern Ireland in classified note
The late Princess of Wales was criticised over a remark she made to Irish ambassador Joseph Small in 1992, when she described Northern Ireland as part of Ireland
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Bizarre North Korea embassy in London that's literally just a house
North Korea's embassy in London could be easily missed if you were simply walking past it, as it's just a semi-detached house in Ealing - but it cost £1.3million
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JK Rowling, Tony Blair and Keir Starmer pay tribute at Alistair Darling memorial
Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves gathered in Edinburgh for a memorial service to pay tribute to former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling
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People left in stitches at 'insane' scene in The Crown where Tony Blair is king
Viewers have been left horrified while watching Netflix's 'The Crown', after watching a scene where Tony Blair was crowned as King, and the Labour Party were the Royal Family
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Starmer and Blair join mourners at Labour 'matriarch' Glenys Kinnock's funeral
Figures from across Labour's past and present, including Gordon Brown, Alastair Campbell, Lord Mandelson and Ed Balls, all attended the service in north London
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Rishi Sunak's red bracelet on wrist and why Prime Minister wears it explained
As he gives evidence at the Covid Inquiry on his time as Chancellor, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is wearing a red bracelet made from thread on his wrist as he always does
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'Sunak spent more time travelling to Cop28 on private jet than attending it'
The Prime Minister held only a small session with political journalists, meanwhile, those of us who report day-to-day on the environment were excluded