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Tony Blair

Tony Blair is the longest serving Prime Minister of Britain to date, holding his position in office for ten years, between 1997 and 2007. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Home Secretary, Shadow Employment Secretary and Shadow Energy Secretary. He is married to the English barrister Cherie Booth QC and they have four children together.

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French accuse Tony Blair of ‘Soviet-style' propaganda in run-up to Iraq war

09.02.10
Tony Blair was accused by the French government of 'Soviet-style' black propaganda in the run-up to the Iraq war, secret memos obtained by the Iraq inquiry have found... more

John Terry’s tale of sex, cash and greedy lawyers

09.02.10
Scandals usually divide between sex and money. The Chelsea footballer John Terry, that great unifier of men, has managed both - but it's the money that always hurts more... more

Tony Blair: Britain is obsessed with Iraq conspiracy theories

08.02.10
Tony Blair tells American TV viewers that Britain is fixated by 'conspiracy' theories over the Iraq war... more

New Labour is sinking under the weight of its past

08.02.10
New Labour has been worn away like a man carrying the burden of decades of struggle. The mantra "Change, or more of the same", will be the key to the next election... more

Speaker John Bercow warns MPs not to interfere with expenses battle

08.02.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow warns senior MPs not to jeopardise a trial of three backbench MPs charged over their expenses... more

Tony Blair handed key Labour role to win floating voters

05.02.10
Gordon Brown is to give his predecessor a “major role” in the party's general election campaign to fend off the Tory challenge... more

Expenses scandal: the disgrace continues

05.02.10
It had been well trailed, but the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that three Labour MPs and one Tory peer will face criminal charges was still shocking... more

Gordon Brown attacked over £46bn bill for quangos

05.02.10
Spending on quangos has risen dramatically since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, official figures show... more

Gordon Brown: Sarah's my hero... she tackles every challenge with dignity

05.02.10
Gordon Brown talks frankly to Evening Standard editor Geordie Greig about his devoted wife, the grief that won't go away and his strategy to win the election... more

Judge Cherie Blair spares ‘violent religious man’ prison

04.02.10
Cherie Blair is criticised after she spares a violent offender jail because he is “a religious man”... more

Alastair Campbell: All Gordon Brown has to do is be himself

04.02.10
Alastair Campbell will advise Gordon Brown ahead of his television interview with Piers Morgan... more

No regrets, no remorse — Tony Blair’s last stand

29.01.10
The appearance of Tony Blair before the Chilcot inquiry is a reminder, after a long absence from British politics, of just what an articulate and convincing politician he is... more

Explaining away the reasons for conflict

29.01.10
In one of his woolliest public performances in recent memory, Tony Blair tried to explain to Sir John Chilcot's panel why he took the country to war in Iraq in 2003.... more

Tony Blair: A political genius who lost us our moral authority

29.01.10
Tony Blair’s slipperiness and blind allegiance to the US leaves a toxic legacy, says his former speechwriter ... more

Families' anger as Tony Blair 'sneaks' into Iraq inquiry by backdoor

29.01.10
Families of British servicemen killed in Iraq reacted furiously when Tony Blair sneaked into the Iraq inquiry via the backdoor... more

Tony Blair: I admit my mistakes over Iraq war

29.01.10
Tony Blair mounts a passionate defence of the Iraq war as he faces public grilling in front of the families of servicemen who died... more

Mother of Iraq victim tells Tony Blair: Admit you were bloody well wrong

28.01.10
Mother of an RAF pilot killed in Iraq calls on Tony Blair to admit he deceived ministers, voters and soldiers to take Britain to war... more

Former PM's command performance will be a turning point in history

28.01.10
The Iraq inquiry has a day off today - because of the Afghanistan conference, no doubt - which makes the sense of anticipation all the keener for Tony Blair's command performance tomorrow.... more

Tony Blair sink estate to be demolished

28.01.10
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New Labour's big failure - things have not got better

28.01.10
What was New Labour for? In May 1997, even many Conservatives would surely admit, the country was desperate for change. Thirteen years on, and things have only got better for the few... more

Lord Goldsmith and the legality of the war

27.01.10
The appearance before the Chilcot inquiry of Lord Goldsmith, the Government’s senior legal adviser in the run-up to the war in Iraq, provides fresh embarrassment for ministers... more

Evidence spells out big questions for Tony Blair

26.01.10
In his testimony Sir Michael Wood, the senior lawyer at the Foreign Office until 2006, has spelled out the big questions Tony Blair must face at the inquiry on Friday... more

Blair will be in dock, watched by 40 relatives of those killed

25.01.10
SIR John Chilcot said on the first day of his Iraq inquiry "no one is on trial". But when Tony Blair gives evidence on Friday there's no question that for many the defendant will be in the dock.... more

Tony Blair given role at Lansdowne, hedge fund ‘which bet on banks crash’

25.01.10
Tony Blair is to earn a six-figure sum from top Mayfair hedge fund Lansdowne Partners giving its executives talks on his “geopolitical insights”.... more

Spy chief: 45 minutes Iraq WMD claim should not have been published

20.01.10
Infamous claim about Saddam Hussein's alleged WMD should never have been published, Tony Blair's former intelligence chief has warned... more

Will Straw: I’m deeply angry with Blair for taking us to war and for the shoddy way he betrayed my father’s loyalty

19.01.10
As Jack Straw this week faces the Chilcot inquiry, his son Will is no longer prepared slavishly to defend Labour. Instead he plans to use his increasingly powerful blog to force the party to change... more

Tony Blair aide: We didn’t write in blood that we’d help US invade Iraq

18.01.10
Tony Blair did not give 'an undertaking in blood' that Britain would join the war on Iraq, one of Tony Blair’s most senior aides claims... more

Iraq inquiry interrogators fix a date for Tony Blair to face grilling

18.01.10
Tony Blair's long-anticipated evidence to the Iraq inquiry will take place a week on Friday, it has emerged... more

Peter Hain attacks Tony Blair over his secret pledge on Iraq war

15.01.10
Cabinet minister lashes out at Tony Blair and admits he was kept in the dark over secret letters pledging support for George Bush... more

Cabinet chief regrets No10 role in WMD dossier

13.01.10
Downing Street and Alastair Campbell should never have been allowed to play a role in the infamous government dossier on Iraq’s WMD, Tony Blair’s former Cabinet Secretary admits... more

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  • Facts
  • Tony Blair was once arrested at Fettes, having being mistaken for a burglar as he climbed into his dormitory using a ladder after having been out late.
  • Tony Blair sang for a rock band, Ugly Rumours.
  • Whilst in office, Tony Blair deployed troops more than any other Prime Minister, a record of five times.
  • His youngest son, Leo George, was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years.

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