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Starmer hopes ‘pathway to peace’ will end Gaza war. History is not on his side

From Balfour declaration to Tony Blair, UK has struggled to drive meaningful progress towards peace in Middle East

The Guardian - UK

'I had ten minutes to fit Oasis' suits for their 1997 tour'

Richard James director Toby Lamb recalls working with the Gallagher brothers back in the 90s

Evening Standard

Tony Blair government lobbied by Australia not to meet Indigenous ‘troublemakers’, archives reveal

Newly-released files reveal how Australia lobbied hard to block a meeting with Patrick Dodson-led Indigenous delegation

The Independent UK

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Peter Mandelson used BBC boss to plead for new job from Tony Blair, files say

Peter Mandelson’s desperation to get back into government after twice being forced to resign from Tony Blair’s cabinet is revealed in…

The National (Scotland)

Afternoon Update: Australia lobbied UK to avoid Indigenous leaders in 1999; SA premier calls algae ‘natural disaster’; and the case against coffee snobs

Memo sent to Tony Blair’s government shows apparent intervention by then Australian high commissioner

The Guardian - AU

Tuesday briefing: Uncovering the truth behind the bloodshed at Orgreave, four decades on

In today’s newsletter: The investigative reporter whose work helped lead to a new inquiry into one of the most brutal clashes in British industrial history on its connection with the Hillsborough disaster – and why justice is finally due

The Guardian - UK

Cables and notes reveal UK view on Howard’s personality, Australia’s part in Kyoto ‘awkward squad’ and an aborted cricket match

The just released papers reveal Australia’s fears about its relationships with major powers, and its equivocation about the climate crisis and Indigenous reconciliation are nothing new

The Guardian - AU

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Cenotaph wreath rules were changed to placate unionists, Blair-era files show

Archives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP’s inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Relatives, authorities ask for public's help with investigation of Ole Miss player's fatal shooting

Authorities are asking for members of the public to provide surveillance footage and details from eyewitnesses as they investigate the fatal shooting of an Ole Miss football player in Memphis after a pool party

The Independent UK

Australia pressed Tony Blair to avoid meeting ‘troublemaker’ 1999 Indigenous delegation, archives reveal

Representatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead ‘diary problems’

The Guardian - UK

Tony and Cherie Blair advised in 2003 to pay back designer clothing discounts

National archives show officials worried about ‘public perception’ of discounts up to 60% for then-PM – scrutiny also faced by Starmers

The Guardian - UK

Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal

Adviser to former PM said Bush’s pursuit of regime change in Baghdad could also cause ‘regime change in London’

The Guardian - UK

Blair happy to keep guitar from Bono – but not one from Mexico’s president

Newly-released files show the former PM agreed to pay to keep the gift from the U2 singer after he left office.

The Independent UK

It was ‘politically impossible’ for UK to draw back from Iraq War, new files claim

Newly-released government files have suggested that it was ‘politically impossible’ to draw back from the the Iraq War unless dictator Saddam Hussein surrendered.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Mandelson’s plea to Blair for a fresh chance

Newly-released files show ex-BBC boss Lord Birt urged the PM to given fallen minister a return to government.

The Independent UK

Why Tony Blair was unhappy with guitar gifted by Mexico’s president

The then-prime minister was given multiple guitars as gifts

The Independent UK

Geldof’s threat to quit Blair’s Africa Commission

Newly-released files show furious Live Aid campaigner warned the commission was becoming ‘laughable grotesque’.

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof threatened to quit high-profile Tony Blair group after just one meeting

He warned the group was in danger of becoming a ‘laughable grotesque’

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The Independent UK

Blair urged to pay back thousands on discounted designer clothes, files show

Newly-released files show that Cherie Blair’s adviser Carole Caplin negotiated large discounts for the couple.

The Independent UK

Tony Blair urged to pay back almost £10,000 for discounts on designer clothes, records show

Officials were concerned that such large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public

The Independent UK

George Bush was determined to ‘rid world of evil-doer Saddam Hussein’

Newly released files show a UK envoy warned it was ‘politically impossible’ for the US president to draw back from war with Iraq.

The Independent UK

Peter Mandelson enlisted help to return to Tony Blair’s government

Peter Mandelson was forced to resign from government twice over separate controversies

The Independent UK

Blair’s fury with Chirac over Mugabe summit invite

Newly released files show Tony Blair accused the French president of trying to undermine the UK by inviting the Zimbabwean leader to an EU summit.

The Independent UK

New documents reveal behind-the-scenes Palace plot to replace royal yacht Britannia

The issue of a new yacht came at an extremely difficult time for the government and for the Palace, with support for the royals at a low

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Birmingham bin strike

The leader of the Fire Brigades Union says the Government cannot ‘stand by’ any longer.

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