“I know some of the families cannot and do not accept that this is so; I know that there are those that can never forget or forgive me for taking this decision and think I did it dishonestly,”
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Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, held shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Labour prime minister and only per…
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I did not mislead this country. I made the decision in good faith and I believe it is better we took that decision. I acknowledge the mistakes and accept responsibility for them. “What I cannot and will not do is say we took the wrong decision ... As this report makes clear, there were no lies, there was no deceit.
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2026· 37 entries
“I did not mislead this country. I made the decision in good faith and I believe it is better we took that decision. I acknowledge the mistakes and accept responsibility for them. “What I cannot and will not do is say we took the wrong decision ... As this report makes clear, there were no lies, there was no deceit.”
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“should not have been tolerated”
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“deeply and sincerely ... the grief and suffering of those who lost ones they loved in Iraq”
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“whether people agree or disagree with my decision to take military action against Saddam Hussein; I took it in good faith and in what I believed to be the best interests of the country. ... I will take full responsibility for any mistakes without exception or excuse. I will at the same time say why, nonetheless, I believe that it was better to remove Saddam Hussein and why I do not believe this is the cause of the terrorism we see today whether in the Middle East or elsewhere in the world”
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“face up to one simple point: we lost”
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“We know the options for Brexit. Parliament will have to decide on one of them. If Parliament can”
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“America has no truer friend than Great Britain”
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“s biography of Leon Trotsky, which was”
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Yahoo: The homeowners trapped on Tony Blair’s condemned estate
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thetimes.com: Times Radio: Tony Blair fell for an impressionist of me while prime minister, William Hague reveals
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Mshale: Blair Just Turned On Starmer. Is Labour Finished? Southampton Local Elections 2026 (BePtXoP7VN)
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Yahoo: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner meet Netanyahu in Israel after rare Hamas talks
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Hiru News: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair attended Gaza peace plan meetings today
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Gazeta Express: Tony Blair attends Gaza peace plan meetings
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GB News: Israel war: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner hold rare meeting with Hamas leader
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lbc.co.uk: Jared Kushner and Sir Tony Blair meet Hamas leaders before talks with Israel in an attempt to save stalled peace deal
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laizquierdadiario.com: Tony Blair y Axel Kicillof
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motherjones.com: Tony Blair’s son is launching yet another military tech company
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- AJN Agencia de Noticias: Kushner, Tony Blair y Nikolay Mladenov buscan rescatar el plan de Gaza tras el rechazo de Netanyahu -
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Mshale: Where Was Tony Blair Born? | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Noto (Y7vveLMJyV)
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Belfast Telegraph: NI pop star’s unwanted but indelible association with Tony Blair should concern him a lot more than an unflattering mural
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Citywire: Wednesday papers: Tony Blair’s son founds defence tech firm
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thetimes.com: Tony Blair inspired the way I arm Ukraine
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Mshale: ‘You’re Not Understanding’: Andy Burnham Blasts Tony Blair Over Modern Politics Braves Vs Dodgers (DLEPz8Xrmu)
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Tech Funding News: Tony Blair’s son seeks $200M for Pyra, his second defence tech startup after Skyral
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The Telegraph: Tony Blair’s son sets up defence business
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Sifted: Tony Blair’s son seeks $200m for new defence startup, reports say
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Financial Times: Tony Blair’s son seeks funding for defence tech start-up
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Nwemail.co.uk: Former private chef for Tony Blair recruited at new restaurant set to open in Furness
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Indonesia Business Post: Former UK PM Tony Blair meets Danantara over SOE reform agenda
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Public attention spiked: 12,632 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 3,380, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 30,130 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.9× the usual 3,380, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Change link to "Social Democratic Party (UK)"
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The Guardian: Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past | Jonathan Freedland
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The Guardian: Martin Rowson on Tony Blair’s prescription for young people – cartoon
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Reported claimRated False. The company founded by Euan Blair, Multiverse, has confirmed it has no involvement in the development of any digital ID scheme. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Tony Blair’s son has a company which is being paid £100 billion to develop and monitor digital IDs.” False. The company founded by Euan Blair, Multiverse, has confirmed it has no involvement in the development of any digital ID scheme..
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Public attention spiked: 24,070 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.1× the usual 3,380, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: topShould "Sir" be linked or unlinked? I'm not familiar with any guideline alluding to such
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Reported claimRated This isn’t true, according to both the government and Multiverse, which is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer. The government has not announced any partner for the project. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Multiverse, a company founded by Tony Blair’s son Euan, has been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme.” This isn’t true, according to both the government and Multiverse, which is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer. The government has not announced any partner for the project..
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2024· 2 entries
Reported claimRated This isn’t right. The Tony Blair Institute actually recommended fewer GP groups, which refers to collections of GP practices that may share funding or staff. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Tony Blair has recommended closing most local GP surgeries.” This isn’t right. The Tony Blair Institute actually recommended fewer GP groups, which refers to collections of GP practices that may share funding or staff..
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On Leadership was described by George Osborne as "the most practically useful guide to politics I have ever read
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2022· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Garter (2022).
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Won: United Kingdom with Dan David Prize (2009) (2022).
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AP News rated the claim “A transcript shows a conversation between former President Bill Clinton and former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in the 90s in which the leaders discuss castles.” False.
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2021· 1 entry
That Starmer lacked a compelling message, Blair later reacted more positively towards Starmer's leadership of the party, saying he's "done a great job" in reforming the party at a conference in 2023
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2020· 1 entry
Reported claimRated The hospital was built using a PFI. The Blairs are not and have never been directors of Octagon Healthcare, the company responsible for the PFI. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Tony and Cherie Blair are directors at a company involved in the PFI that funded Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which continues to receive rent from the NHS for use of the hospital.” The hospital was built using a PFI. The Blairs are not and have never been directors of Octagon Healthcare, the company responsible for the PFI..
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2019· 3 entries
Full Fact rated the claim “Boris Johnson said in 2007 that Gordon Brown should not have become Prime Minister after Tony Blair with no public vote.” That is true..
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair says India's future is safe in the hands of Rahul Gandhi” Fake.
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“Where Iran is exercising military interference, it should be strongly pushed back. Where it is seeking influence, it should be countered. Where its proxies operate, it should be held responsible. Where its networks exist, they should be disrupted. Where its leaders are saying what is unacceptable, they should be exposed. Where the Iranian people — highly educated and connected, despite their government — are protesting for freedom, they should be supported.”
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2018· 2 entries
Reported claimRated This is correct, based on data from Public Whip. There has been a higher average turnout of MPs to vote since the 2017 election, compared to past elections. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “The number of votes held in the nine months since the general election is lower than after every election won by David Cameron and Tony Blair.” This is correct, based on data from Public Whip. There has been a higher average turnout of MPs to vote since the 2017 election, compared to past elections..
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Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6, said there was "significant regret" over this trip, which helped Putin rise to power
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2016· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Bill Clinton told Tony Blair that he likes to punch slabs of ham.” False.
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2014· 2 entries
Was proclaimed a "gay icon" by the Gay Times
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That he was worth "less than £20 million"
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2013· 1 entry
South African president Thabo Mbeki said that Blair had pressured South Africa to join in a "regime change scheme, even to the point of using military force" in Zimbabwe
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2012· 1 entry
Revealed that Blair's government considered knighting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad
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2011· 3 entries
Blair became godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's children with his third wife Wendi Deng, but he and Murdoch later ended their friendship, in 2014, after Murdoch suspected Blair of having an affair with Deng while they
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“s premiership, MI6 rendered Abdelhakim Belhaj to the Gaddafi regime in 2004, though Blair later claimed he had”
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Said he had no regrets about his close relationship with the late Libyan leader
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2010· 3 entries
Won: Kosovo with Dan David Prize (2009) (2010).
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Won: United States with Dan David Prize (2009) (2010).
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If the success of Palliser may have "embolden[ed] British politicians" to think of military action as a policy option, General Sir David Richards admitted there "might be something in that"
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2009· 6 entries
Won: United States (2009).
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George W. Bush (2009).
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Awarded Dan David Prize (2009).
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“s military planning allowed for some weapons of mass destruction to be ready within 45 minutes of an order to use them. In 2009, Blair stated that he would have supported removing Saddam Hussein from power even in the face of proof that he had no such weapons. Playwright Harold Pinter and former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad accused Blair of war crimes. Testifying before the Iraq Inquiry on 29 January 2010, Blair said Saddam Hussein was a”
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Blair was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W
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Blair stated that he would have supported removing Saddam Hussein from power even in the face of proof that he had no such weapons
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2008· 2 entries
Won: United Kingdom (2008).
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Was said to be the highest paid speaker in the world
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2007· 15 entries
“It has gone up, of course, enormously over the past 10 years. One of the reasons why we now have the best results at the age of 11 for primary schools and the best results for GCSEs—in fact, in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency there has been a remarkable increase in the numbers getting five good GCSEs over the past few years, and the best results at A-level—is the investment in our education system. I agree entirely that we have to make sure that those educational benefits are spread right acro”
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“I thank my right hon. Friend for that. It is important to emphasise that, even as we try to deal with the new situation in Iraq, which is about terrorism visited on the country in substantial part by outside elements, we should never forget the hundreds of thousands of people who died in Iraq under Saddam, including those who died through the use of chemical weapons, or, indeed, the 1 million casualties of the Iran-Iraq war.”
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“I do not, I have to say, accept that our troops are not properly equipped. Indeed, every time these claims are made, we look into them and find that, when urgent operational requirements are made, we do our level best to meet them. Our troops are, in fact, extremely well equipped. However, the hon. Lady is right in this sense—that it is important that we judge when it is right to leave Iraq in relation to the security circumstances. The fact is that Basra is different from Baghdad. Most of the a”
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“I am afraid I do not, for the reasons that I have often given. What is important is that those people who are fighting us in Iraq, who are either backed by elements in the Iranian regime and who are using terrorism to try to kill our troops, or al-Qaeda up in Baghdad who are using the most evil carnage through terrorist bombs to kill as many innocent civilians as they possibly can—those two elements that we are fighting, we are fighting the world over. We will not beat them by giving in to them.”
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“The numbers of UK forces in Iraq depend on the conditions in Iraq. The numbers of forces have come down from 9,000 to 7,000 to 5,500. When, in the next few weeks, we are able to complete a further phased withdrawal, they will come down even further, but they must come down as and when the security conditions allow. We have already handed over responsibility for several provinces that used to be under our control to the Iraqi forces. The 10th division is now operating very effectively down in Bas”
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“I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for that, and may I return the compliment? Again, whatever differences we have had politically, I do not think anybody in the House would think that he is a person other than one of generosity of spirit and courtesy.”
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“I obviously agree entirely with what my hon. Friend says about the importance of bringing peace to the middle east. As I learned in respect of Northern Ireland, it is important to be in a position to bring people together, including those who have been very hostile towards each other. That is the whole basis of the peace process. I thank my hon. Friend for his kind words in relation to the closure of Longbridge in his constituency. He is absolutely right. I think that 85 per cent. of the work”
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“I thank my hon. Friend for all the work that he has done in relation to climate change. It is true that I and the Governor of California had a meeting on climate change, and the prospect of the United States joining other countries in bringing a global deal to fruition is exciting. That is the most important priority over the next few years. Interestingly, when the Governor and I visited a state primary school in London, he was, I think, taken aback and hugely impressed by the state of the schoo”
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“First, I like the hon. Gentleman, and what I am about to say is no disrespect to him at all, but after the guttural roar from his own Benches that greeted his statement, I really believe that if I were the leader of the Conservative party I would be worried about that. I am afraid that we cannot agree on the treaty, but as for his good wishes to me, may I say to him au revoir, auf Wiedersehen and arrivederci?”
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“It is correct, of course, that crime has fallen over the period of this Government, but there are still tremendous challenges to overcome, as we know. However, when I visited my right hon. Friend’s constituency recently, I was able to see for myself the benefits that the antisocial behaviour legislation had brought about. His role in that when Home Secretary was of immense importance, and he never forgot, either, the importance of investing in tackling the causes of crime. I genuinely believe th”
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“What is new Labour is the fact that within the hon. Gentleman’s own area there is an investment worth £485 million in the health service, which has meant that, for example, the numbers of people waiting for more than 26 weeks has fallen from 27,000 to nil. In relation to education, he has had, I think, six new schools, 16 schools rebuilt and 549 additional or refurbished classrooms in his LA, plus an extra £1,000 funding for his pupils. In respect of the economy, as opposed to the situation when”
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“Certainly, they should vote Labour. Also, as we can see from the investment in the school system in Sheffield today, there is now the possibility of making sure that not just those who are comfortably off but those who come from poorer backgrounds get the chance of world-class education. That is why it is important to keep the programme of investment and reform going, which will deliver over time, as it is already delivering now, for every part of the country, a high quality—indeed, a world-clas”
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“I thank the right hon. Gentleman very much indeed for those immensely kind words. I was waiting for the “but” and it never came, and I am most grateful to him. Let me say—although it will do neither of us good in many quarters—that I found him to be not merely a very good person to work with but someone who was completely straight with me throughout my dealings with him. I wish him the best of luck in the future, because he has shown immense courage in what he has done.”
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“I thank my right hon. Friend the Father of the House for that extraordinarily generous remark. Mr. Speaker, if I may just finish with two brief remarks—first to the House. I have never pretended to be a great House of Commons man, but I pay the House the greatest compliment I can by saying that, <span id="334" class="column-number" data-column-number="334"></span>from first to last, I never stopped fearing it. The tingling apprehension that I felt at three minutes to 12 today I felt as much 1”
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That he and Blair had discussed the invasion of Zimbabwe
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2006· 4 entries
Blair was criticised for his failure to immediately call for a ceasefire in the 2006 Lebanon War
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Blair announced he would resign within a year
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To have been supported politically by Rupert Murdoch, the founder of the News Corporation organisation
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Blair referred to the role of his Christian faith in his decision to go to war in Iraq, stating that he had prayed about the issue, and saying that God would judge him for his decision: "I think if you have faith about t
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2005· 2 entries
Found that a small majority of British voters, including many New Labour supporters, placed Blair on the right of the political spectrum
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Career landmark: member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005–2007).
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2004· 2 entries
50 former diplomats, including ambassadors to Baghdad and Tel Aviv, stated they had "watched with deepening concern" at Britain following the US into war in Iraq in 2003
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Though Blair later claimed he had "no recollection" of the incident
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2003· 6 entries
Awarded Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights (2003).
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Won: United States (2003).
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Career landmark: communion.
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"in good faith" and to deny allegations that the war had led to a significant increase in terrorism
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That Blair's foreign policy decisions were unduly influenced by a "cabal" of Jewish advisers, including Levy, Peter Mandelson and Jack Straw (the last two are not Jewish but have some Jewish ancestry)
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Blair went before the United States Congress and said that climate change "cannot be ignored", insisting "we need to go beyond even Kyoto
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2002· 1 entry
Blair appointed Lord Levy as his personal envoy to the Middle East
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2001· 6 entries
Blair said, "We are a left of centre party, pursuing economic prosperity and social justice as partners and not as opposites
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“We are a left of centre party, pursuing economic prosperity and social justice as partners and not as opposites.”
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Blair strongly supported the foreign policy of George W
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Career landmark: member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001–2005).
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To bring NHS spending to the levels of other European countries, and doubled spending in real terms to over £100 billion in England alone
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Argued that Blair oversaw the final stage of a long term shift of the Labour Party to the right
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2000· 4 entries
Blair went on a trip to Moscow to watch a performance of the War and Peace opera with Vladimir Putin, while he was the acting president of Russia
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Blair "flagged up" 100 million euros for green policies and urged environmentalists and businesses to work together
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“he never asked anyone to plan or take part in any such military intervention.”
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A KGB officer approached him, seeking Britain's help in boosting Putin's political profile, and this was why Blair met Putin in Russia
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Charlemagne Prize (1999).
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Of Ehud Barak, with whom Blair forged a close relationship, he became much more sympathetic to Israel
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1997· 9 entries
Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (1997).
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Blair gave particular prominence to his press secretary, who became known as the prime minister's official spokesman (the two roles have since been separated)
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“David McKittrick, "Blair offers a fresh start for Irish peace", The Independent, 17 May 1997, p. 1.”
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“Martin Bentham, "You're the boss, Tony", The Sun (28 May 1997), p. 2.”
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007).
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“Trevor Kavanagh, "Blair: My big blunder", The Sun, 17 November 1997, p. 8.”
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Career landmark: First Lord of the Treasury (1997–2007).
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Career landmark: member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997–2001).
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2001, and 2005, Blair was the Labour Party's longest-serving prime minister, and the first person to lead the party to three consecutive general election victories
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1996· 3 entries
The manifesto New Labour, New Life for Britain was published, which set out the party's new "Third Way" centrist approach to policy, and was presented as the brand of a newly reformed party that had altered Clause IV and
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“We are back as the people's party, says Blair", The Times (2 October 1996).”
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“education, education, and education”
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1995· 2 entries
“Paul Routledge, "Why the unions aren't rocking Blair's boat", The Independent on Sunday (8 October 1995).”
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“Michael White, "Blair wants 'to make UK young again'", The Guardian (4 October 1995).”
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1994· 9 entries
Won: United Kingdom (1994).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (1994–1997).
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Blair and his close colleague Gordon Brown (they shared an office at the House of Commons) were both seen as possible candidates for the party leadership
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“Philip Webster, "Blair sets sights on Downing Street", The Times (22 July 1994).”
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Blair won the Labour leadership election, and went on to rebrand the party as "New Labour"
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Blair forged close ties with Michael Levy, a leader of the Jewish Leadership Council
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“s objects and objectives, which was widely interpreted to relate to replacing Clause IV of the party”
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Career landmark: Leader of the Labour Party (1994–2007).
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Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (1994).
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1993· 5 entries
“A arte da liderança é dizer não; não é dizer sim. Dizer sim é muito fácil”
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“The importance of the notion of community is that it defines the relationship not only between us as individuals but between people and the society in which they live, one that is based on responsibilities as well as rights, on obligations as well as entitlements. Self-respect is in part derived from respect for others.”
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“The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth, and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few.”
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“Tony Blair, primeiro-ministro inglês, para o presidente iugoslavo, que perdeu o primeiro turno das eleições”
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“Ask me my three main priorities for government, and I tell you: education, education and education. We are 35th in the world league of education standards – 35th. At every level, radical improvement and reform.”
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1992· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom (1992–1997).
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Career landmark: Shadow Home Secretary (1992–1994).
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1989–1992).
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1988· 3 entries
And as shadow home secretary by John Smith in 1992
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Was promoted to the shadow Trade and Industry team as spokesman on the City of London
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Career landmark: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (1988–1989).
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1987· 2 entries
Stood for election to the Shadow Cabinet, receiving 71 votes
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Career landmark: member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1987–1992).
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1984· 1 entry
As assistant Treasury spokesman under Roy Hattersley who was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1983· 3 entries
“I am a socialist not through reading a textbook that has caught my intellectual fancy, nor through unthinking tradition, but because I believe that, at its best, socialism corresponds most closely to an existence that is both rational and moral. It stands for cooperation, not confrontation; for fellowship, not fear. It stands for equality.”
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Career landmark: member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1983–1987).
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Despite the party's landslide defeat at the general election
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1982· 1 entry
Blair was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the safe Conservative seat of Beaconsfield, where there was a forthcoming by-election
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1976· 1 entry
Studied at St John's College, Bachelor of Arts (1976).
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1975· 2 entries
While Blair was at Oxford, his mother Hazel died aged 52 of thyroid cancer, which greatly affected him
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With a second-class honours BA degree in jurisprudence
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1972· 1 entry
At the age of 19, Blair matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, reading jurisprudence for three years
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1966· 1 entry
Studied at Chorister School (1961–1966).
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-05-06.
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1918· 1 entry
And was seen by them as part of a shift of the party towards "New Labour"
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1916· 1 entry
And in 1923 returned to (and later died in) Ballyshannon, County Donegal, in Ireland
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