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Europe needs Blair’s style of leadership says Mandelson

06.11.09
Lord Mandelson launches last-ditch push for Tony Blair to become EU President as he warns that Brussels needs strong 'leadership' to compete on the global stage... more

Oh, it’s the Shane story at Lloyds...

05.11.09
On BBC news, Lloyds Banking Group’s in-house PR Shane O’Riordain says: “Lloyds is a strong, well-capitalised bank.” ... more

Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

David Cameron set to blame Gordon Brown in bid to avoid Treaty criticism

04.11.09
Latest: David Cameron braced for a Eurosceptic backlash as he prepared to rule out a referendum on reclaiming powers from Brussels... more

Gordon Brown reveals he is an X Factor fan

03.11.09
Gordon Brown delivered a double blow to the BBC today as he questioned Jonathan Ross's salary - then revealed he preferred X Factor to Strictly Come Dancing... more

Tony Blair is still Britain's best bet in Europe

30.10.09
The fading fortunes of Tony Blair in his bid to become President of the European Council will please those offended by his threatened re-emergence... more

Miliband looks likely for top job as Blair's chances fades away

30.10.09
NEW: David Miliband replaces Tony Blair as the Briton most likely to win a top EU job after the former premier ran into concerted opposition at the Brussels summit... more

Not all bad news: Blair stays rich

30.10.09
If Tony Blair fails to become EU president, he will escape public scrutiny of his private business deals and keep millions of pounds of income from different jobs... more

Brown throws support behind Blair the ‘champion of Europe’

29.10.09
Latest: Gordon Brown pitched wholeheartedly into a campaign to promote Tony Blair's bid to be EU president as former PM faces mounting opposition ... more

The Blairites are back - and they want to run Europe

28.10.09
Will he, won't he? Rarely has there been such a fuss over a job without the main candidate having even said he wants it... more

I can’t work with ‘Mr Flash’ says Merkel as Blair bids for presidency

28.10.09
Latest: Tony Blair has been dubbed 'Mr Flash' by the Germans, putting his hopes of becoming Europe’s president in fresh doubt... more

Rival for president says Blair has split Europe

27.10.09
Tony Blair came under attack as a heavyweight rival threw his hat into the ring to become Europe's first full-time president... more

Miliband: Blair is the best choice to lead in Europe

26.10.09
Tony Blair was hailed as the best candidate for EU president because of his 'coalition-building skills' — despite his role over the Iraq war ... more

Beware the Blair who seeks to rule all Europe

19.10.09
What is the French for "Things Can Only Get Better"? Something, I suppose, along the lines of: "Les Choses Ne Peuvent Que S'améliorer"... more

Berlusconi: I'm backing Tony Blair as EU president

15.10.09
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi backs his friend and ally Tony Blair for the European Union presidency... more

Cherie Blair and a shaky grip on reality

12.10.09
What's in a handshake? If you're a politician, everything: four squeezy fingers and a thumb can spell the difference between triumph and disaster... more

Tony Blair blasted by Archbishop at Iraq war service

09.10.09
Tony Blair comes under attack from the Archbishop of Canterbury and a grieving father at a remembrance service for the Iraq war dead... more

Tony Blair criticised for asking to keep 24-hour armed guard

05.10.09
Tony Blair intervened directly to keep a 24-hour armed guard outside his London home after police attempted to cut their presence to save money... more

London needs a council tax freeze

02.10.09
The news that millions of London taxpayers will get their council tax frozen next year is welcome... more

Blair to be named EU President 'within weeks'

01.10.09
NEW: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair could become new European Union President as early as 29 October... more

The conference speeches that fall on deaf ears

01.10.09
For a communications technology used by Cicero, political speeches are remarkably resilient... more

Blair: Cherie was the reason I became a Catholic

28.08.09
Tony Blair has spoken in detail for the first time about his conversion to Catholicism — and revealed his wife was the driver behind the switch... more

Cherie Blair calls for more women MPs

26.08.09
Dearth of women MPs at Westminster was branded 'unacceptable' by Cherie Blair during an appearance at the Edinburgh festival... more

Tony Blair backed to be Europe's first president

15.07.09
Europe minister Glenys Kinnock today reinforced speculation that Tony Blair wants to be Europe's first president... more

Rules of the game change again for subtler anti-terror stance

10.07.09
The new guidance to police to avoid bringing charges in marginal cases represents a stark change from the stance taken by the Government in the wake of the 7/7 attacks in 2005... more

More than half of cannabis smokers fail to pay £80 fines

06.07.09
More than half of Londoners given £80 on-the-spot fines for possessing cannabis have failed to pay, the Standard can reveal... more

Tony Blair was 'aware that British terror suspects could be tortured by US'

18.06.09
Tony Blair was aware of a secret interrogation policy that meant British citizens could be tortured during counter-terrorism investigations, it has been claimed... more

David Cameron 'will not block Blair EU presidency bid'

17.06.09
Tony Blair could be set to join the Brussels gravy train after claims that David Cameron will not block a bid to make him the first EU President... more

David Miliband: No conspiracy on Iraq inquiry

16.06.09
There are no "great conspiracies" to be exposed by the Iraq War inquiry, David Miliband has insisted... more

Baroness who defied Gordon Brown

16.06.09
Baroness Scotland has risen to the top of the political establishment without once standing for office... more

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