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Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about Tony Blair’s vision for the futureJonathan Freedland says Tony Blair “would say you can only address [poverty and inequality] once the economy is…
June 2, 2026
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Finally, Labour is talking policy, thanks to the leadership contest and Tony Blair’s intervention – and the centre-right is making a much-needed fightback too“Wouldn’t it be great if Tony Blair…
June 2, 2026
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Tony Blair
He insists he is so right but gets so much badly wrong, not least the absurdity that the UK should have joined Donald Trump in the quagmire that is IranGive…
May 29, 2026
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Labour
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May 29, 2026
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Tony Blair
Readers respond to coverage of an essay by the former Labour prime minister attacking the party’s current leadership and policiesWouldn’t it be great if Tony Blair kept his mouth shut…
May 29, 2026
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Labour
PM says predecessor misunderstands government’s successes and ‘very different’ situation compared with 1997Keir Starmer has dismissed Tony’s Blair’s argument that his government is on the wrong track, saying he is…
May 28, 2026
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Labour
Peter Walker is joined by pollster Luke Tryl of More in Common to discuss Sir Tony Blair’s intervention in the Labour leadership saga and the party’s prospects in the Makerfield…
May 28, 2026
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Reform UK
What’s Carol Vorderman moaning about? All I said was how fit she was … must be going through the menopause or somethingAnother sweltering sub-Saharan summer’s day in late spring. If…
May 28, 2026
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Fossil fuels
Energy specialists say abandoning net zero and increasing oil and gas drilling would cause more instability for BritonsUK politics live – latest updatesAbandoning net zero and drilling for more oil…
May 28, 2026
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David Blunkett
Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to disputeDavid Blunkett had a chat with his old boss Tony…
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
A scathing essay by the former prime minister rehashes assumptions that underpinned his own rise to power. But the challenges are quite different nowA paradox lies at the heart of…
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
The inequality caused by technological innovation is not a given. Labour can harness that change to serve society, not dominate itStreeting and Burnham accuse Blair of failing to confront inequality…
May 27, 2026
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Politics
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereZack Polanski, the Green party leader, posted this on social media about Tony Blair’s latest intervention this morning.Tony…
May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
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Labour
Potential leadership candidates join senior figures in saying the former PM’s essay does not address today’s challengesWes Streeting: Blair wants to leave our future to the marketsWes Streeting and Andy…
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
Former PM’s essay on Labour’s self-delusion shows he is the perfect person to provide such a critiqueHi guys. And the laydeez. It’s me, Tony. You know, the best prime minister…
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the pastTony Blair is right.…
May 27, 2026
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Columnists
His ideas are either vacuous, or commercially suspect, or irrelevant to the modern period
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadershipTony Blair has continued his attack on the Labour government, saying it…
May 27, 2026
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Labour
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionAnalysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for…
May 27, 2026
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Tony Blair
Intervention by former PM almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpDid Tony Blair ever…
May 27, 2026
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