Blog posts tagged "Tony Blair"

February 6, 2012 7:35 pm 3 Comments

Members of Ian Paisley's family are gathered at the hospital where he's in intensive care. It's understood he was rushed there with serious heart problems.

July 25, 2011 5:13 pm 4 Comments

Tony Blair has received a letter from the Iraq Inquiry, suggesting he's being asked to respond to criticisms in the inquiry's draft report, writes our Political Editor.

February 7, 2011 4:24 pm 20 Comments

Gary Gibbon looks at Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell's report on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

September 9, 2010 6:25 pm No Comments

Just been speaking to Tony Blair at his Faith Foundation on the Koran burning threat in the US. I asked what it said about the fragility of relations between East and West that one pastor with a tiny following could threaten havoc?

September 1, 2010 3:56 pm 2 Comments

How will Gordon Brown retaliate? And when? I understand he has been talking to friends today telling them not to retaliate right now. Gary Gibbon blogs.

August 31, 2010 7:47 pm 2 Comments

Gary Gibbon blogs on how Tony Blair is expected to criticise Gordon Brown in the final chapter of his book, 'Tony Blair - A Journey' which is published tomorrow.

4:10 pm 6 Comments

Gary Gibbon blogs on how the launch of Tony Blair's book 'A Journey' could impact on the Labour leadership contest.

June 15, 2010 1:37 pm 3 Comments

You might think that the Bloody Sunday inquiry was used to break a deadlock, avoid a republican walk-out. Unionists and Tories have told me just that. Someone who was a very senior British official at the time tells me it was nothing of the sort.

March 5, 2010 12:45 pm 4 Comments

I’m not sure we learnt a lot more in the second session of the PM’s evidence to the Iraq inquiry. Gordon Brown was asked if he was aware that the Attorney General had changed his opinion substantially before giving war the legal go-ahead. He answered, “I wasn’t aware in any detail.” I think that means [...]

January 29, 2010 3:50 pm 9 Comments

It’s sepulchral in the room itself. Reg Keys, sitting in the second row, stares grimly at the TV screen of Blair’s face unflinchingly. Mr Blair’s bodyguards – one standing, one sitting – stare out at the public. Mr Blair himself often seems to be in political more than “lessons learned” inquiry mode.