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Blair knew Iraq had no WMD: ReportBlair knew Iraq had no WMD: Report Blair took UK into war knowing Iraq had no WMD: Report PTI 26 November 2009, 04:43pm IST Topics: LONDON: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair led Britain into the Iraq war even as he was told that Iraqi... In this article: Tony Blair, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Britain, Iraq War, Daily Express, and Middle East |
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The Press and Journal | 5 days ago
Iraq war inquiry told of secret discussions on regime change
...rejected By Gavin Cordon and Sam Marsden BLOOD ON HIS HANDS: A protester dressed as former prime minister Tony Blair, who took Britain to war in Iraq, demonstrates outside the inquiry in London British officials secretly discussed the...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, Washington, George Bush, United States, and Iraq War
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Yahoo! News | 6 days ago
Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe (AFP)
But six-and-a-half years after then premier Tony Blair led Britain in backing the US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, inquiry chairman John Chilcot stressed that no-one was "on trial" in the probe, due to last a year. "As I...
In this article: Iraq War, Britain, Agence France Presse, Rose Gentle, Saddam Hussein, Gordon Brown, and US
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 17, 2009
Britain prepared to settle for key EU economic post
...to settle for key EU economic post Britain will push for a key economic post in the European Commission as a "Plan B" following Downing Street's failure to install Tony Blair as President of Europe. Published: 7:00AM GMT 18 Nov 2009
In this article: EU, Britain, David Miliband, Brussels, Europe, Capitalism, Recession, and Herman Van Rompuy
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 6 days ago
Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe
...the US-led war. An appearance by Blair, who took Britain into the conflict, is likely to be the highlight of the inquiry, although he and other Labour government figures are not due to give evidence until next year. Families of soldiers...
In this article: Britain, Iraq War, Rose Gentle, Saddam Hussein, Gordon Brown, US, The Guardian, and Military Families Against the War
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washingtonpost.com | November 22, 2009
Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos
...Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, said Sunday. The revelations prove Blair took Britain "an illegal and disastrous war on false pretences," Salmond said. The defense ministry declined to comment Sunday on the leaked...
In this article: Iraq War, Britain, Gordon Brown, Iraq, Sunday Telegraph, Graeme Lamb, Alex Salmond, and 2003 Invasion
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British Labour politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. On the day he resigned as Prime Minister, he was appointed the official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East on behalf of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and Russia.
Tony Blair was elected Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election of July 1994, following the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under his leadership, the party adopted the term "New Labour", abandoned policies it had held for decades, and moved towards the centre ground. Blair led Labour to a landslide victory in the 1997 general election. In the first years of the New Labour government, Blair handed over control of interest rates to the Bank of England; introduced the minimum wage; signed the Belfast Agreement; introduced tuition fees; and established the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. In his first six years, Blair had British troops ordered into battle five times—more than any other prime minister in history.
- Name At Birth:
- Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
- Birth Date:
- May 06, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Religion:
- Roman Catholicism
- Spouse:
- Cherie Booth
- Residence:
- Connaught Square
- University Attended:
- St John's College, Oxford
- Occupation:
- Envoy
- Net Worth:
- £3 million est.
- Political party:
- Labour
- Title:
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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