Starmer appoints senior Blair-era aide Powell as National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell will take over from Sir Tim Barrow in the role based in 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office said. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024
British voters do not like Trump ‘because they don’t really know him’, Farage claims – as it happened This live blog is closed The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024
Who are the key New Labour figures in Keir Starmer’s government? The PM is surrounded by Blairites, from Pat McFadden and Liz Kendall to Jacqui Smith and Jonathan Powell The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Why the Labour government has run aground so quickly – and what it needs to do to get back on course Many prime ministers at some point find themselves in a situation where nothing they do seems to go right. It happened to Jim Callaghan in the late 1970s, to Gordon Brown in the 2000s and to every Conservative prime minister since 2019. The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024
What is the Chagos Islands deal? Proposals fall apart at the eleventh hour Everything you need to know about the Chagos Islands deal Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024
Fears over future of Falklands after Chagos Islands deal dubbed ‘strategic disaster’ Exclusive: A group of indigenous Chagossians are planning to stage a protest over the decision to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius, The Independent understands, accusing the government of excluding them from talks The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024
Chagos Islands row: Keir Starmer insists deal with Mauritius safeguards 'hugely important' base Envoy Jonathan Powell also slams critics of the pact, which he says was first negotiated by the Tories, stressing it’s ‘rubbish’ to claim China will benefit Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024
Tony Blair’s former chief-of-staff Jonathan Powell made special envoy for Chagos Islands sovereignty talks Key issue for the UK and the US is retaining the military base on the island of Diego Garcia Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2024
Tony Blair’s new dawn of 1997 offers landslide lessons for Keir Starmer The Guardian’s political editor in 1997 recalls the optimism then and what went wrong in the transition from opposition to power The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
Rwanda-style asylum plan was ‘nuclear option’ for Blair in 2003, records reveal Report set out ‘radical measures’ to reduce numbers arriving, including setting up holding camps on Scottish island of Mull The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Tony Blair aides had asylum camp plan for Scottish island, records show TONY Blair’s Labour government considered setting up a holding camp in Mull in a bid to drive down the number of asylum seekers entering the UK,… The National (Scotland) · Dec 29, 2023
Tony Blair considered sending asylum seekers to a camp on the Isle of Mull, documents reveal ‘We must not allow the ECHR to stop us dealing with [illegal migration],’ Sir Tony Blair said The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023
Trust revokes woodland access for Charlotte Church’s school after ‘health and safety breaches’ The singer set up the Awen Project with her husband Jonathan Powell in 2019 to ‘tranform education’ for children The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023
Watch: Highlights for sharpshooter Jonathan Powell, 4-star Xavier commit Xavier landed one of the top shooters in the class of 2024 on Wednesday. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 1, 2023
Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023 The Sudan crisis: A power struggle by design How do the rival Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF stack up against each other, and what might happen next?
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Top Blair aide warned George Bush’s White House was full of ‘f***ing lunatics’ who spelled disaster for UK Blair’s chief of staff made claim three years before UK backed US invasion of Iraq, new book claims
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 3, 2023 Spartans Headlines: Charles Brantley withdraws from transfer portal, will return to MSU Catch up on all of the notable Spartans headlines from Tuesday
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 2, 2023 MSU basketball makes top six list for 4-star, top 100 Ohio SG Jonathan Powell Michigan State basketball is one of six schools still in the running for a top 100 recruit in the 2024 class
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 Haiti: at least 12 suspected criminals beaten to death and burned in capital Footage shows men forced to lie on street by police before being killed and set on fire in broad daylight
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 22, 2023 Michigan State basketball: Who’s next in the 2024 recruiting class MSU already has 2 commits in their 2024 recruiting class, check out who could be next:
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023 Unionism needs to ‘give itself a shake’ over Stormont return – Gerry Adams The former Sinn Fein leader spoke to the media with Bertie Ahern and Jonathan Powell at a conference in Belfast.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 How Blair’s ‘dodgy dossier’ was changed after Independent reporter spotted flaw in case for war Veteran political reporter Donald Macintyre reveals how his claim that Saddam was ‘bad but not mad enough’ to start conflict caused alarm in No 10
The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023 Sue Gray quitting to work for Keir Starmer does cause problems for the civil service – it's also a sign she thinks he's heading for government The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the leader of the Labour Party really…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Keir Starmer defends Sue Gray appointment as next chief of staff Labour leader says senior civil servant who led inquiry into No 10 lockdown parties is ‘really strong professional’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Boris Johnson suggests Sue Gray was wrong person to lead Partygate inquiry amid new evidence he misled MPs – as it happened Former PM queries his appointment of Sue Gray to investigate No 10 Covid parties following news she is set to take job with Labour