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But then McCombes was the real brains behind the SSP and Sheridan’s closest comrade until they split. From his ringside seat inside the SSP, Gall suggests that Sheridan is essentially an actor knowingly playing the political hero. Not out of personal...
Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji receives a visit at his London Hotel from Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher 01 April. The Premier is visiting the United Kingdom as guest of her Majesty's Government from 31 March-02 April. During... View Photo »
It was a difficult thing to do at the time, it was an unusual intervention done purely by us. We didn't have anyone to help us
I have this mental image of Tony Blair listening to Derek Hatton in the early eighties and wondering what on earth the two of them were possibly doing in the same party, and Derek Hatton wondering the exact same thing. That one was eventually resolved,...
Thatcher pronounced herself from the beginning a “conviction” politician who had absolutely no time for consensus, and this was Gilmour’s principal objection to her. Agreement, he wrote, “effectively meant a one-woman consensus, a state of affairs...
In contrast to the United States, the deity is rarely invoked on the campaign trail or in political speeches. But a Muslim Cabinet minister has become the latest member of Prime Minister David Cameron's government to urge the country to embrace its...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) greets Baroness Margaret Thatcher, (L) Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) during a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in... View Photo »
Just after I was appointed editor of the Daily Mirror [in 2004], the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, invited me to l 0 Downing Street. One of the first things he asked me was when I was going to sack one of my journalists who had been a consistent critic of the Government and Mr Blair in particular. Of...
Like his predecessor Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister made much of the money on the international lecture circuit. At one point he was paid almost £75,0000 to address a conference. But his earnings are still dwarfed by those of Mr Blair, who is...
Many Serbs are still bitter about this, but the predominantly ethnic Albanian Kosovans are jubiliant, and as far as the latter are concerned, the ‘war of liberation’ and the NATO action against Serbia was one of the high points of British Prime...
Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. On the day he stood down as Prime Minister and MP, he was appointed official Envoy of the... Full Article
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) greets Baroness Margaret Thatcher, (L) Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) during a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007. ...
View Photo »Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) waits to greet the Queen beside current Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) following a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007.
View Photo »Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, Nigeria's former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, center, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, pose for a photograph during the annual ThisDay awards ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Clinton warned...
View Photo »Cherie Blair, wife of Former British prime minister Tony Blair, and former US President Bill Clinton, right, attend an annual ThisDay awards ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Former U.S. Also attending, President Bill Clinton says poverty is fueling the religious...
View Photo »An elderly Chinese couple walk past a British-style pub and restaurant in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong, 12 July 2003. British Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit Hong Kong, 22-24 July, his third visit to the former British colony since 1997 -- the same year the territory reverted...
View Photo »From left, Hong Kong's Chief Secretary Anson Chan, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Cherie Blair, Britian's Prince of Wales, Governor Chris Patten, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Lavander Patten attend the British Farewell Ceremony at Tamar, 30 June.
View Photo »Chinese Vice-premiere Qian Qichen (L), Premier Li Peng (2nd-L) and President Jiang Zemin (3th-L), Britain's Prince Charles (2nd R) and Prime Minister Tony Blair stand to attention between the flag poles during the National Anthems at the Handover ceremony 01 July. Hong Kong returned to...
View Photo »Chinese President Jiang Zemin (2nd L) shakes hands with Britain's Prince Charles (2nd R) following Hong Kong's transfer of sovereignty from British to Chinese rule at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition centre 01 July. At left is Chinese Premier Li Peng and right is British Prime...
View Photo »Britain's Prince of Wales (C) shows the way to Chinese President Jiang Zemin as British Prime Minister Tony Blair follows (R) at the end of the ceremony marking the handover of Hong Kong to China Tuesday July 1, 1997.
View Photo »Chris Patten (C) outgoing governor of Hong Kong, chokes back tears after making his farewell speech at former Headquarters British Forces 30 June. At left is the Prince of Wales and at right British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
View Photo »British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L), 30 June 1997, before the start of their bilaterial meeting as part of festivities for the handover of the British territory to Chinese rule later that night.
View Photo »Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L) shakes hands with Prince Charles as British Prime Minister Tony Blair looks on 01 July. Hong Kong returned to ChinA after more than 156 years as a British possession. POOL/Kimimasa MAYAMA.
View Photo »British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, with his wife Cherie, and Hong Kong Gov. Chris Patten, center, descend on an escalator as they tour the Pacific Place shopping center.
View Photo »British Prime Minister Tony Blair greets a crowd gathered at Pacific Place, as he toured the shopping center in Hong Kong, on Monday June 30, 1997. Blair is in Hong Kong in order to witness the historic handover of the Britisn territory to China at midnight tonight.
View Photo »The Global Fund board chairman Simon Bland (L) and Microsoft founder and US billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates pose next to a cutout of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to promote the Global Fund's 10th anniversary during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January...
View Photo »Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates hold a medecine while posing next to a cut out of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to promote the Global Fund's 10th anniversary during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2012 in Davos. Gates...
View Photo »Labour Party leader and new British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair wave and smile at party workers and supporters after their arrival at the Royal Festival Hall for a post-election celebration early 02 May 1997 following their landslide victory over the ruling Conservative...
View Photo »British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) walks with former Prime Minister John Major (R) to the House of Lords to hear the speech by Queen Elizabeth II, in a ritual steeped in centuries of pomp and ceremony, 14 May 1997, when she opened the British Parliament with the traditional speech setting...
View Photo »Britain's new Prime Minister and Labour leader Tony Blair is greeted by supporters outside 10 Downing Street when he arrives, 02 May 1997, after Britain returned a Labour government in an historic landslide.
View Photo »British new Prime Minister Tony Blair steps from his official limousine outside 10 Downing Street 03 May 1997, following his nomination as Prime Minister and the Labour party's landslide general election victory over the Conservatives who have ruled for 18 years.
View Photo »British new Prime Minister Labour leader Tony Blair poses with his wife Cherie outside 10 Downing Street 02 May 1997, following his nomination as Prime Minister and the Labour party's landslide general election victory over the Conservatives who have ruled for 18 years.
View Photo »Representative of the Quartet, Tony Blair, left meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, in Amman Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Earlier this month, Jordan, a strong supporter of peace between the Arabs and Israel, began hosting meetings between the chief Israeli and...
View Photo »Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks with children during his visit to the Education Ministry in Bangkok January 16, 2012.
View Photo »Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gestures as he arrives at the Education Ministry during his visit in Thailand in Bangkok January 16, 2012.
View Photo »Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) shakes hand with Thailand's Minister of Education Woravat Auapinyakul during his visit in Thailand at the Education Ministry in Bangkok January 16, 2012.
View Photo »Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) greets Baroness Margaret Thatcher, (L) Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) during a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007. ...
View Photo »It was a difficult thing to do at the time, it was an unusual intervention done purely by us. We didn't have anyone to help us
Just after I was appointed editor of the Daily Mirror [in 2004], the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, invited me to l 0 Downing Street. One of the first things he asked me was when I was going to sack one of my journalists who had been a consistent critic of the Government and Mr Blair in particular. Of...
I was very agitated by what was happening there. Basically the country was being taken over by a bunch of gangsters
Labour has a vacuum of policy and a vacuum of vision. Even if Ed Miliband had a policy and a vision, he is clearly unable to communicate it or connect with he electorate in any meaningful way. The Labour Party today is not the Labour Party I joined six years ago when Tony Blair was leader
I think I would summarise it as a lot done and a lot to do ... it's in far better shape than it was ten years ago but it's still got big challenges
I have also never understood how the Daily Mirror learned of Cherie's (Tony Blair's wife) pregnancy ... As I recall it, at the time only a tiny number of people in Downing Street knew that she was pregnant.
We must tackle abuse of the tax system ... For those who employ the right accountants [it] is a haven of scams, City deals and profits. We should not make our tax rules a playground for revenue avoiders and tax abusers who pay little or nothing, while others pay more than their share.
But something has changed. The biggest problem is that people have gotten fed up with them. If you look at long-serving leaders like Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher, you see that their ratings tank in the latter half of the decade. It's like the seven-year itch of politics.
This is an important decision
Dave was somebody of substance. He's extremely intelligent, and a very good leader of the union, very, very highly thought of throughout government. Tony Blair had a great deal of respect for him.
This is Palestinian money which is critical to sustaining the PA and should be transferred on a regular and predictable basis in line with previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements. Withholding these funds only benefits those who oppose peace and Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Only those who oppose peace and Israeli-Palestinian cooperation benefit from the withholding of Palestinian funds
Leaders of emerging economies must ensure that they are able to attract high-quality, sustainable investment; that the rules are clear and followed; and that they work together to remove regional trade barriers ... But the rich world has a role in opening up its markets and ensuring that global trade ru...
Only those who oppose peace and Israeli-Palestinian co-operation benefit from the withholding of PA funds
To change these regimes, you have to ask what will come in their place, which is actually a hard question ... We need to be engaged in trying to help the process of change come about in a way that results in the genuine modernization of these countries. All over the Middle East, you have elements that a...
We can't say that we are not 100-percent committed but want Chinese commitment instead ... The Chinese government has to look after the money of the Chinese people, so it has to be careful.
I continue to call on the Israeli government to release the clearance revenues it is withholding from the Palestinian Authority without delay and resume their transfer on a regular basis
