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Failing to master AI could see retreat of progressive politics – Sir Tony Blair

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has said a failure to “master” technological advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to a “retreat” of progressive politics. Opening the Future of Britain conference in central London, the former ...

18 Jul 2023 at 14:56

Tony Blair leads tributes to John Prescott after his death aged 86

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, with Sir Tony Blair leading tributes to him as a “committed and loyal” public servant. Lord Prescott’s family, who announced his death, said he had ...

21 Nov 2024 at 17:18

John Prescott: The political bruiser who helped build New Labour

John Prescott was the pugnacious political bruiser who became an indispensable figure in Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour project. For more than a decade, the ex-merchant seaman provided a crucial link with the party’s working-class roots as Sir ...

21 Nov 2024 at 06:00

Former PM Tony Blair emotional as he remembers Lord Prescott

An emotional Sir Tony Blair paid tribute to his former deputy prime minister John Prescott as he said there was “no one quite like him in British politics”. The former Labour prime minister paused as he spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today ...

21 Nov 2024 at 09:02

Tony Blair recalls famous incident in which John Prescott hit a protester

Sir Tony Blair has recalled John Prescott throwing a punch at a protester, saying “there were no rules that he really abided by”. Lord Prescott hit the headlines on the general election campaign trail in 2001 after throwing a ...

21 Nov 2024 at 08:35

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott dies aged 86

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family has announced. His family said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social ...

21 Nov 2024 at 06:36

Blair urges Starmer to introduce ID cards and ‘avoid vulnerability on wokeism’

Sir Tony Blair has urged Sir Keir Starmer to introduce digital identity cards and “avoid any vulnerability on wokeism”. In an early intervention little more than 24 hours after the Prime Minister entered Downing Street, ...

06 Jul 2024 at 22:09

Disruptive pupils’ parents should be forced to co-operate with schools – report

Teachers should be given powers to compel parents of disruptive children to engage with them – tackling the “burgeoning crisis of behaviour” in schools, a report has said. Schools should be able to escalate concerns to ...

20 Dec 2024 at 00:01

BBC should ‘stand up for itself more,’ Blair says amid Huw Edwards furore

The BBC should “stand up for itself more” amid the furore following allegations made against Huw Edwards, Sir Tony Blair has suggested as the corporation’s leadership faces questions in Parliament about the story. The ...

16 Jul 2023 at 08:30

Major urged Blair to halt ‘morally repugnant’ Zimbabwe cricket tour

Former prime minister John Major urged Tony Blair to “indemnify” English cricket for losses potentially running to millions of pounds if it was sanctioned for pulling out of a controversial tour of Zimbabwe, ...

31 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Lord Mandelson ‘good fit’ for ambassador to US, Cabinet minister says

Lord Peter Mandelson is a “really good fit” to become the next UK ambassador to the US, a Cabinet minister has said as the Labour grandee is expected to be named to the post. Lord Mandelson, who served in ...

20 Dec 2024 at 09:07

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Clintons to join Blair and Ahern at Good Friday Agreement conference

Former US president Bill Clinton will join other political leaders from Northern Ireland’s peace process era at a major conference commemorating the Good Friday Agreement. Ex-prime minister Sir Tony ...

17 Apr 2023 at 02:45

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