Not as thick as he looked, Dubya. The Sunday Telegraph reports that the Bush administration urged Tony Blair to remain in office because it had ‘big concerns’ about working with the monomaniac Gordon Brown. Here are the details: ‘Senior officials in the US administration sounded the alert after a meeting between Mr Brown and Condoleezza Rice, Mr Bush’s secretary of st...
submitted by
Spectator on 28th Aug 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
Tony Blair attempted to prolong his time as PM after being warned that Bush administration had "grave doubts".
submitted by
Telegraph on 29th Aug 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Asked how incandescent the Prime Minister was that Tony Blair had met the new President, the PMS replied that Tony Blair was the Quartet Envoy and it was important for the Quartet and important for UK interests that he had a close relationship with the US administration. original source.
submitted by
DowningStreetSays on 6th Feb 2009 (via downingstreetsays.com)
An analysis by The Sunday Telegraph of Tony Blair's travels shows that in 12 months Mr Blair made 61 trips abroad.
submitted by
Telegraph on 14th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Adam Boulton: Tony Blair's earnings from British politics plummeted when he left parliament
submitted by
Guardian on 19th Sep 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
The Independent on Sunday reports that Tony Blair has been into Downing Street to advise Gordon Brown. One can only imagine what Blair makes of the mess that the man who spent so long before plotting to take his job is now making of it. But judging by what John Burton, Blair’s constituency agent, writes in the Mail on Sunday, Blair can’t be entirely surprised by the situation: “A...
submitted by
Spectator on 24th May 2009 (via spectator.co.uk)
Tony Blair is to receive the United States's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from his friend George Bush next Tuesday, at a White House ceremony during the latter's last week in office. The medal, a five-pointed white star, was first introduced by President Harry Truman just after the second world war and later revived to reward eminent citizens for distinguish...
submitted by
Guardian on 6th Jan 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair channelled millions of pounds through a complicated web of companies and paid just a fraction in tax, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
submitted by
Telegraph on 7th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
So the chameleon lives on. Tony Blair, the closest world leader to George Bush, was this morning awarded "first friend" status by Barack Obama. At the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Obama lavished praise on Blair, who was the principal speaker. The president said: "I want to thank my good friend Tony Blair for coming today, somebody who did it first and perhaps did it better than ...
submitted by
Guardian on 5th Feb 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
George Bush described Tony Blair as a "true friend of the United States" as he awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
submitted by
SkyNews on 13th Jan 2009 (via news.sky.com)
Remember when Bush said “Yo Blair!” and thanked him for his sweater - Three desktop sizes available on the Wallpapers Page
