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Two decades on, the Iraq war continues to sow distrust in politics

Letters: Tony Blair’s invasion, based on flawed evidence, helped shape a generation that now views politicians as untrustworthy, says Stuart Finegan. Plus letters from Mark Dowd, John Parkin and Suzanne Saxby

The Guardian - UK

Political stability needed to protect union, says Tony Blair

Speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the former prime minister gave his analysis of the current political situation.

The Independent UK

Windsor Framework is ‘most practical way’ to deal with Brexit, says Tony Blair

The framework is the most ‘practical way forward’ to deal with difficulties caused by Brexit in Northern Ireland, the former PM said.

The Independent UK

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Brexit: MPs will vote on key part of Rishi Sunak’s protocol deal within days

Parliament will be asked to vote on ‘Stormont brake’, as Tony Blair backs UK-EU agreement

The Independent UK

Watch live: Tony Blair discusses Good Friday Agreement at select committee

Watch live as Sir Tony Blair appears before the Northern Ireland affairs select committee to discuss the effectiveness of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer: four lessons from history for an opposition trying to be the 'government-in-waiting'

Labour’s Keir Starmer has one inestimable quality in leading a government-in-waiting a year out from a general election: a consistent 20-point lead in opinion polls.

The Conversation

Russell Brand’s descent into conspiracy politics

Letters: Jonathan Allum, Dr Helen Hintjens, Dr Daniel Gay and Andy Ruff respond to an article by George Monbiot on the comedian’s far-right conspiracy theories

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The Iraq war started the post-truth era. And America is to blame

The Iraq war ushered in a style of politics where truth is, at best, an inconvenience

The Guardian - US

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

Former PM says that he is why he backed Iraq War - to make sure White House called No 10 first in a crisis.

The Independent UK

Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order

‘Tell me, how does this end?’ asked US general David Petraeus during first push to Baghdad in 2003

The Guardian - UK

20 years on, memories of the Iraq war may have faded, but it shaped the diminished UK we know today

That politics is a dark art is a cliche, but the events of 2003 helped to destroy public trust in government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Sunak are both haunted by the spectres of election defeats past

Labour is spooked by its defeat in 1992, while the Tories fear a repeat of what happened to them in 1997

The Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

Labour is still too timid. Starmer needs to get radical

Letters: In office, Labour will do far more for social justice and cohesion than the Tories, writes Richard Watson, but Stephen Smith and Pete Callaghan fear the party is shying away from bold policies

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What is the ex-prime minister’s honours list and why is it controversial?

Boris Johnson is said to have nominated his father Stanley for a knighthood

The Independent UK

‘National conversation’ needed for mid-life women, says Labour MP Dodds

Anneliese Dodds addressed the Women’s Institute on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We needed a massive amount of resilience’: the female Labour MPs from the class of ’87

At the general election that year, the number of women in the Commons jumped to (an albeit still tiny) 41. Some talk about the sexism – and the solidarity

The Guardian - UK

Labour will need more radical ideas to fix our broken society

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on the prospect of a Labour government

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Lord Pendry obituary

Busy and diligent Labour MP disappointed in his hopes of becoming sports minister under Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s defence policy is not British, not defensive and not even a policy. It’s a mess

There are no easy answers to what Putin’s war means for British defence. But mindlessly spending more and more won’t cut it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to give mid-life women a voice’: Labour’s Anneliese Dodds on menopause, careers and the WI

The party chair discusses why Labour wants to attract female voters who are juggling child, parent and health care on top of demanding jobs

The Guardian - UK

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

Nottingham Post

Channel 4 axes 'rip off Apprentice' reality show after one series

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair even made an appearance on the show

The Independent UK

MPs across the House pay tribute to first female Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd

Current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle described Lady Boothroyd as a ‘groundbreaking parliamentarian’ as MPs observed a minute’s silence in her memory.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Signs of green shoots for our economy? Sadly, I don’t think they exist

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

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