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Tony Blair

Tony Blair is a British politician. He lead the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

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Anant Ambani son of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani and his fiance Radhika Merchant pose for a photo on the red carpet during the sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai.

Son of Asia's richest man marries lavishly amid criticism

High-profile international celebrities are attending the million-dollar, four-day wedding extravaganza in Mumbai, India.
EqualityJuly 13, 202401:45 min
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is photographed during an interview with European news agencies

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq to justify Ukraine invasion

The former British prime minister rejected comparisons between Russia's war in Ukraine and the US-led invasion of Iraq.
ConflictsMarch 18, 2023
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria's former chancellor joins anti-racism NGO

Sebastian Kurz has joined the ECTR group just months after leaving office amid a corruption scandal.
SocietyJanuary 9, 2022
EU flags at the European Commission in Brussels

Pandora Papers show holes in EU's fight against tax evasion

The investigation into offshore dealings has revealed names of several high-profile leaders within the European Union.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2021
A picture split into three sections showing Tony Blair in suit; Shakira smiling; and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a suit

Pandora Papers open the box of offshore secrets

The Pandora Papers, a new investigation from ICIJ, are published by 150 media organizations, including DW Turkish.
PoliticsOctober 3, 2021
Angela Merkel - Navigating a World in Crisis

Angela Merkel - The safe pair of hands

The Merkel era is ending. A look at some politicians who shared the stage with her.
CultureSeptember 18, 202100:36 min
Modern languages graduate Alastair Campbell at one of his spiritual homes outside politics, Burnley Football Club's Turf Moor stadium

Why is Alastair Campbell learning German in lockdown?

Tony Blair's former right-hand man started a refresher course in May; he's written his first book already.
PoliticsMarch 15, 2021
Gerhard Schröder und Vladimir Putin embracing each other

Tony Blair's and Gerhard Schröder's lucrative power plays

What is it with 1990s European Social Democrats that attracts them to today's post-Soviet dictators and their pipelines?
BusinessJanuary 12, 2021
Tony Blair gesticulating while speaking

Life of British PM Tony Blair set to become rock opera

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been made the subject of an opera to be performed next year.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2020
Former UK PMs Tony Blair, David Cameron and John Major attend a service of thanksgiving for the life of Paddy Ashdown

Former UK prime ministers slam 'illegal' trade plan

Tony Blair and John Major have written a joint letter urging lawmakers to reject a "shocking" plan.
PoliticsSeptember 13, 2020
Trudeau, Johnson and Princess Anne

Was that thing on? 'Hot mic' gaffes from politicians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the first to get caught out by unknowingly airing his thoughts.
PoliticsDecember 12, 20196 images
Tony Blair speaks with DW at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Blair: Brexit a choice between pointless and painful

Speaking with DW in Davos, Blair has said a new vote was "the sensible thing in this situation."
PoliticsJanuary 22, 2019
Großbritannien London - Tony Blair hält Rede zu Brexit

Blair calls for second Brexit referendum

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a new Brexit referendum
PoliticsDecember 14, 2018
A mural promoting peace in east Belfast, northern Ireland

20 years on, Northern Ireland marks peace deal

The landmark Good Friday Agreement ended decades of conflict between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists.
PoliticsApril 10, 20186 images
A statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein stands in front of the burning building of the Iraqi Olympic Committee

The Iraq War: In the beginning was the lie

Fifteen years after Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled we know that the Iraq war was based on lies.
ConflictsApril 9, 2018
Belgien EU Gipfel in Brüssel

Onwards and upwards in 2018

Brexit is signed, sealed and will be delivered, Farage keeps on ranting and raving, and blue will be the new black.
PoliticsJanuary 9, 2018
British PM Theresa May at a climate summit in Paris

Theresa May defies her doubters

Despite plunging approval ratings, British PM Theresa May appears to be safe in her job for the time being.
PoliticsJanuary 8, 2018
A bumper stickers shows the letters GB inside the European flag

Tony Blair calls on Labour to back Brexit U-turn

Former Prime Minister Blair has warned voters that time is running out to reverse the UK's decision to leave the EU.
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2018
Großbritannien - Pro-EU Demonstranten beim "People's March for Europe against Brexit" in London

Poll: Half of Britons support second Brexit vote

A UK newspaper has found that 50 percent of Brits would support another vote on the final terms of a Brexit deal.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2017
Brüssel Blair bei Juncker

'Brexit not needed to curb EU immigration'

The UK's former prime minister says tougher migration controls could avert the need for Brexit.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2017
Tony Blair vor Untersuchungsausschuss

UK court rules against Iraq war trial for Blair

The UK High Court has found that former UK Prime Minister Blair should not be prosecuted for the Iraq invasion.
Law and JusticeJuly 31, 2017
Tony Blair

Blair renews argument against 'Hard' Brexit

Blair argues that the Conservative's loss of a parliamentary majority creates the chance to push for a "soft" Brexit.
PoliticsJuly 15, 2017
A young child reaching into a huge bowl for food

Help for Africa - just empty words?

Past initiatives for Africa have seen only moderate success.
PoliticsJune 10, 2017
Nordirland 1987, Martin McGuinness

Northern Ireland's peace negotiator

The former Northern Ireland deputy first minister and Irish republican leader Martin McGuinness has died aged 66.
PoliticsMarch 21, 2017
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The wrong man at the wrong time

Birgit Maass
The re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the UK Labour Party is a disaster for Europe, says Birgit Maass.
PoliticsSeptember 24, 2016

UK lawmakers mull debate on Blair misleading parliament

UK MPs could debate a motion accusing former PM Tony Blair of misleading the House of Commons over the Iraq war.
July 10, 2016
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Chilcot inquiry marks Blair

Barbara Wesel
The Chilcot inquiry on the UK's role in the Iraq war has delivered a devastating verdict on former PM Tony Blair.
July 7, 2016
Großbritannien Chilcot-Bericht - PK Tony Blair

Blair takes 'full responsibility' for Iraq war mistakes

Former British PM Tony Blair has said he accepts full responsibility for the decision to go to war in Iraq.
July 6, 2016
Großbritannien Chilcot-Bericht Anhörung und Ergebnis des Ausschusses

UK inquiry: Iraq war 'based on flawed intel'

A seven-year inquiry into the UK's involvement has concluded that London failed to exhaust all peaceful options.
July 6, 2016
Irak Basra Tony Blair besucht britische Truppe

UK's Iraq Inquiry ready at last

Treble the length of the complete works of Shakespeare, the Chilcot Inquiry took longer than UK troops spent in Iraq.
July 5, 2016
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5 songs that made waves during election campaigns

From Adele to U2, songs by top artists have been "borrowed" by politicians looking to make an impression.
April 22, 2016
Die britische Sängerin Adele singt bei einer Fernsehaufzeichnung in Hürth (Foto: dpa)

5 songs you probably didn't know made waves during an election campaign

Politicians like to use hit pop and rock songs as their election campaign anthems - and they're not always authorized.
MusicApril 22, 20165 images
Symbolbild Anklage Folter Britische Soldaten im Irak

Iraq war inquiry delayed - again

Inquiry into Iraq War is not slated for release until mid-2016. Aim is to examine role of UK in Iraq invasion to 2009.
October 29, 2015
Former UK PM Tony Blair

Blair apologizes for Iraq war 'mistakes'

Speaking to CNN, the former British prime minister conceded the war may have helped bring about the "Islamic State."
October 25, 2015
Jeremy Corbyn

UK: Corbyn wins massive mandate

With 59.5 percent of the first-preference votes, Jeremy Corbyn's mandate beats that won by Tony Blair in 1994.
September 12, 2015
USA Kampfdrohne

US 'confident' British hacker killed in Syria

An alleged computer hacker for the self-styled Islamic State has likely been killed in a recent drone strike.
August 27, 2015
Jeremy Corbyn

Hard-left candidate favorite for Labour Party leadership

British Labour Party veteran Jeremy Corbyn is the frontrunner as leadership contest begins.
August 14, 2015
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Peer resigns amid drugs and sex report

A British politician, Lord John Sewel, has quit the House of Lords after a paper published a compromising video.
July 28, 2015
Tony Blair zu Besuch im Gazastreifen

Tony Blair resigns as Middle East envoy

Tony Blair has resigned as the Quartet diplomatic group's Middle East envoy.
May 28, 2015
A black and white albatross with chick (Photo: British Antarctic Survey)

A princely environment

Did Prince Charles go too far in offering the British government unsolicited advice on environmental issues?
May 15, 2015
Prince Charles

Prince Charles' letters made public

Private letters written by Prince Charles to government officials have been released to the public.
May 13, 2015
Großbritanien Tony Blair Wahlrede 07.04.2015

Tony Blair criticizes Conservatives over EU referendum

A move like that could have grave consequences for the economy, Blair warned.
April 7, 2015
Ariel Sharon funeral

Sharon laid to rest

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been laid to rest at his farm in southern Israel. Earlier, thousands of Israeli and foreign dignitaries gathered in Jerusalem for a state memorial service.
January 13, 2014
BBC employees arrive early for work at the new flagship headquarters, New Broadcasting House, in London(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A perfect storm?

Can the already weakened UK media survive the 'perfect storm' swirling around the BBC?
November 15, 2012
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney visits the UK

Mitt Romney visited London on Thursday for a frantic schedule of meetings with Britain's top political figures. Although the visit was intended to demonstrate Romney's diplomatic nous, it has not been without its gaffes.
July 26, 2012
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves the High Court in London Monday, May 28, 2012

Blair before Leveson inquiry

Britain's former Labour prime minister, Tony Blair, has denied allegations that his relationship with Rupert Murdoch influenced national policy making. A protester called the former PM a "war criminal."
May 28, 2012
Backdropped by the Golden Shrine of the Dome of the Rock mosque in the al-Aqsa compound, known by Jews as Temple Mount

Mideast Peace

The Middle East Quartet is pushing for a resumption of peace talks.
October 27, 2011

Tony Blair faces second grilling over Iraq war

The former British prime minister who led Britain into war against Iraq admitted that he disregarded a warning from the Attorney General that launching an invasion without a second UN resolution would be illegal.
January 21, 2011
A woman with copies of Tony Blair's books

Blair gets booed

Anti-war protestors hurled eggs and shoes at Tony Blair before a book signing in Dublin.
September 4, 2010
Copies of Tony Blair's memoirs on the shelf

'A Journey'

Tony Blair publishes his memoirs, in which he calls Gordon Brown's premiership a 'disaster.'
September 1, 2010