Tony Blair called Morgan red water speech nonsense
A landmark speech by Rhodri Morgan setting out his political vision for Wales was privately dismissed as "dreadful nonsense" ...
Blair was urged not to let in new EU workers too quickly, files reveal
Senior ministers urged the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to delay granting employment rights to eastern and central European ...
Tony Blair was warned not to open UK borders to east European migrants, files reveal
Tony Blair's Labour government pushed on with plans to open the UK's borders to Eastern Europe despite mounting concerns from ...
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Tony Blair opened Britain’s borders to eastern Europe despite migrant influx warning from ministers, files reveal
Tony Blair’s government pressed ahead with an open borders policy for new EU countries in 2004 despite ministers urging him ...
Blair opened UK borders to east European migrants despite misgivings
Newly released official files lift lid on how ministers expressed concerns over unrestricted access for workers from new EU ...
Meeting Jimmy Carter — and getting a scoop about Bush, Blair and Iraq from the perfect gentleman
When Andrew Buncombe met the 39th president it was rare for ex-occupants of Oval Office to criticize their successors ...
Tony Blair's gaffe to nationalists after Ireland's World Cup exit revealed in unsealed documents
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was said to be gutted after the gaffe, which is detailed in newly unsealed documents from ...
Blair opened borders despite warnings over east European migrant influx
Prime minister ignored advice of Straw and Prescott who feared allowing immediate unrestricted access would lead to a surge ...
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The night Queen Elizabeth dropped into a homeless shelter before heading down the River Thames to join Tony Blair to open one of his 'pet projects' - the Millennium Dome
Although Tony Blair had trumpeted the opening ceremony of the Dome would be 'the greatest show on earth', the Queen was clearly out of her comfort zone. Blair's chief Press Secretary, Alastair ...
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Tony Blair suggested nationalists in the North may back England in 2002 World Cup after Ireland went out
Former British prime minister Tony Blair once suggested that ­nationalists in Northern Ireland may support England in the ...
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Blair asked if Irish nationalists would support England in World Cup
Tony Blair once suggested that nationalists in Northern Ireland could support England in the World Cup after Ireland was knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting. The former prime ...