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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Simon Walters

Rishi Sunak is not America’s No 1 ally like I was, says Tony Blair

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Tony Blair has criticised Rishi Sunak’s lack of influence with Joe Biden - and said he backed the Iraq War to make sure he was the first person the White House phoned in a crisis.

In an interview to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the conflict, the former Prime Minister admitted he turned down a last minute offer from President George Bush for British troops not to take part in the war.

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