Queen’s dislike for Tony Blair is ‘bed-blocking’ the honours system as gongs cannot be given to politicians who succeeded him without him getting them too, sources say Sources have said that officials wish to correct the imbalance in those honoured Tory politicians hold 22 and Labour four of the 102 current highest honours Blair angered … Read more
When Tony Blair starts lecturing the nation on how to manage the Covid mass vaccination programme, one might be forgiven for switching off. The former prime minister has no scientific background but does have a notable talent for jumping aboard bandwagons. But he is right to draw national attention to the issue of vaccine delivery. … Read more
Tony Blair calls for the UK to use up ALL coronavirus vaccine supplies to get at least one dose of the jab to millions of people as NHS doctors are ‘frustrated’ with slow roll-out By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:39 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 23 December 2020 … Read more
Prime ministers can make big mistakes and be forgiven. But sometimes an error is so defining of failure that the public never forgets. John Major was doomed from the moment Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism – into which he had led the country two years earlier – in September 1992. The … Read more
Where’s Wilfred? Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds chose snap of their dog Dilyn rather than new son to front No10 Christmas card… despite previous PMs sharing family photos on cover Seen outside No 10, the Jack Russell cross is pictured donning green tinsel Twitter wags joked that the dog ‘he must share the same hair … Read more
Get ready for Tony Blair – the Opera: New musical on the life of the ex-Labour leader featuring Princess Diana, Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein will be staged next year Rock opera Tony! will be performed at The Turbine Theatre, Battersea, next year Opera will tell a ‘loose’ version of the story of the former … Read more
David Cameron said Boris Johnson‘s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair has slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson is planning on slashing the £15billion international development budget to … Read more
David Cameron said Boris Johnson‘s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson was planning on slashing the £15 billion international development budget … Read more
Boris Johnson was today accused of doing the SNP’s work for them after he stormed that devolution had been been a ‘disaster’. The PM is facing the fury of unionists after the venting his frustration at surging support for independence north of the border – blaming Tony Blair for handing powers to Holyrood. A jubilant Nicola Sturgeon immediately … Read more
‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ Devolution has been a ‘disaster’ and biggest mistake made by Tony Blair, PM said The Prime Minister made the controversial comments in a Zoom call with MPs Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon immediately seized on the comments By Michael Blackley … Read more