No kudos to Trump for peace in Gaza Brief letters: Ceasefire credit | Trump’s Nobel | Tony Blair | Inaccessible Pinnacle | Rigour v sloth | Betting shops The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025
Donald Trump unsure whether Tony Blair would be ‘popular’ choice for Gaza role The US president says he wants to find out if Tony Blair is ‘an acceptable choice’ The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Trump envoy praises UK’s ‘vital role’ in Gaza talks Steve Witkoff lauded the ‘incredible input’ of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell. Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025
Monday briefing: How social media is mainstreaming far-right rhetoric In today’s newsletter: It used to be that the far right were set apart from polite society, but it’s easy to find views once seen as extreme on Facebook today. And frontbench politicians are taking note The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025
Trump-Gaza latest: US president signs peace deal and withdraws Netanyahu’s invite amid Erdogan threat Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees exchanged for last 20 living Israeli hostages and captives The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Tony Blair wins nod from Palestinian Authority for role in postwar Gaza Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recovery The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
US envoy calls Phillipson ‘delusional’ for saying UK played ‘key role’ on Gaza The Education Secretary had insisted the UK had done important ‘behind-the-scenes’ work in the Middle East on Sunday. Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025
Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010 The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein after bombshell photo: 'We're in this together' New email appears to show Duke of York lied in his car-crash Newsnight interview about when he cut contact with the convicted sex offender Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025
Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal National Archives papers show how then MP pushed for 2002 meeting between PM and ‘young and vibrant’ financier The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025
Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein while he was prime minister, new documents reveal Lord Mandelson described Epstein, then 49, as ‘vibrant and young’ and ‘safe’ according to emails released by the National Archives The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025
Countdown begins for Hamas to release remaining Israeli hostages - as group rejects ‘foreign guardianship’ of Gaza Hamas has 72 hours to release the 20 living Israeli hostages it is still holding once Israel’s military withdraws from roughly half of Gaza Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025
Man shot by police after ‘threatening to harm others’ during four-hour stand-off The man was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries. Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Jeffrey Epstein met Tony Blair in Downing Street A spokesperson for Sir Tony Blair said he recalled that the pair’s meeting lasted ‘less than 30 minutes’.
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while prime minister after lobbying from Lord Mandelson A memo by a senior civil servant briefs the Labour leader about the ‘super-rich’ financier ahead of the meeting
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 Producer explains Have I Got News For You’s Euan Blair mistake IN FULL
The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025 Hamas at a crossroads as the Gaza ceasefire deal comes into force After two years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza. The deal, if it holds, will involve the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the entry of aid into the…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Blair, Kushner, Trump: who are the key people behind the Gaza ceasefire? Eight political figures who played parts in the agreement
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’ Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said former PM’s son had won digital ID contract
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 Why one country believes Tony Blair can bring peace to Gaza Tony Blair has been propelled to the forefront of US peace efforts for the Israel-Hamas war, a move that highlights his controversial Middle East legacy, particularly his role in the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025 Cooper defends UK contribution to Gaza peace process European countries including the UK ‘will all be strongly playing’ their part in the Gaza peace process, Yvette Cooper said.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025 ‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year war
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025 Starmer focused on implementing peace in Middle East, not on Blair’s role An initial agreement between Israel and Hamas to pause fighting in Gaza and release some hostages and prisoners was announced by Donald Trump.
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025 OPINION - Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if this Israel-Palestine deal works Trump’s peace plan to end the conflict in Gaza is a magnificent achievement — he deserves his own hyperbole, writes Melanie McDonagh