Tony Blair's Labour government pressed ahead with unrestricted migration from eastern Europe despite mounting concerns among senior ministers, according to newly-released official files.
Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair to take the lead in overhauling the system of international development aid for Africa as he considered African leadership on the issue to be “very weak”, according ...
Sir Tony Blair would later say he had "huge respect" for Rhodri Morgan A landmark speech by Rhodri Morgan setting out his political vision for Wales was privately dismissed as "dreadful nonsense ...
Tony Blair once suggested nationalists in Northern Ireland could support England in the 2002 World Cup after the Republic were knocked out. The former Prime Minister was said to be gutted after ...
Former prime minister John Major urged Tony Blair to “indemnify” English cricket for losses potentially running to millions of pounds if it was sanctioned for pulling out of a controversial ...
Tony Blair attempted to amend a Gerry Adams statement on IRA disarmament, newly unsealed documents show. On April 27 2003, then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams gave a lengthy address on the ...
Tony Blair’s government pressed ahead with an open borders policy for new EU countries in 2004 despite ministers urging him to re-think the policy, newly released files have revealed. In 2004, the ...