The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

Time and again the Tories’ ship of fools takes us for … fools

From Liz and Kamikwazi to Rish! on NHS pay, it’s more Britannia unhinged than unchained

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023

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 · Mar 16, 2023

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 · Mar 16, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

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 · Mar 14, 2023

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 · Mar 13, 2023

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 · Mar 13, 2023

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 · Mar 12, 2023

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 · Mar 12, 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 Conversation · Mar 9, 2023