While in office, Blair oversaw the handover of Hong Kong to China, but visited the latter just five times. "[268] Campbell later said that he had intervened only to end the interview because the journalist had been taking an excessive time, and that the comment had just been a throwaway line. Please select which sections you would like to print: Alternate titles: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Professor of Ethnic Peace and Conflict, University of Bradford, Eng. 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If Parliament can't then it should decide to go back to the people. It has been reported that a number of cabinet ministers believed that Blair's timely departure from office would be required to be able to win a fourth election. PetroSaudi, he said, had already seen the benefit as the man in charge of Chinas economic policy is now supportive of working with PetroSaudi, and he has spoken with CNPC [China National Petroleum Corporation] to ensure a proper working dialogue. [72], Blair ordered Operation Barras, a highly successful SAS/Parachute Regiment strike to rescue hostages from a Sierra Leone rebel group. He was the youngest prime minister since 1812 and the longest-serving Labour prime minister, and his 10-year tenure as prime minister was the second longest continuous period (after Margaret Thatchers) in more than 150 years. [69], The Kosovo War, which Blair had advocated on moral grounds, was initially a failure when it relied solely on air strikes; the threat of a ground offensive convinced Serbia's Slobodan Miloevi to withdraw. Included in the picture was eldest son Euan Blair - now 38 years old and firmly on his way to becoming a billionaire. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair attend the Order of the Garter Service at St. Georges's Chapel at Windsor Castle, A petition to cancel the former Prime Minister's knighthood over the Iraq War got 1million signatures in six days but despite this Tony Blair was made Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, The picture is one of the first times the Blair clan have been pictured all together in public since leaving Downing Street in 2007. Yesterday it was reported that his education start-up - Multiverse - had been valued at 639 million, making him worth circa 160 . In 2003, Blair supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq and had the British Armed Forces participate in the Iraq War, claiming that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs); no WMDs were ever found in Iraq. It was the last candidate selection made by Labour before the election, and was made after the Labour Party had issued biographies of all its candidates ("Labour's Election Who's Who").[34]. Blair gave control of the economic agenda to Gordon Brown, his chancellor of the Exchequer and eventual successor. Blair was born at Queen Mary Maternity Home in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 6 May 1953. Responding to the criticism on Times Radio in January 2022, Sir Tony said he "expected" people to object to the decision to honour him, but said some people want to say the only thing the government did was Iraq and ignore all the rest of the things we do. [264], In 2006, Blair referred to the role of his Christian faith in his decision to go to war in Iraq, stating that he had prayed about the issue, and saying that God would judge him for his decision: "I think if you have faith about these things, you realise that judgement is made by other people and if you believe in God, it's made by God as well. Younger sister Kathryn, 34, has gone into law, also like her parents, and worked for the same inn of court her parents Tony and Cherie joined in the 1970s. [30] Like Tony Benn, Blair believed that the "Labour right" was bankrupt:[31] "Socialism ultimately must appeal to the better minds of the people. Emails show oil firm questioned complex structure of Blairs company, and reveal his closeness to Chinese leadership, Revealed: Blair courted Chinese leaders for Saudi princes oil firm. [179], The information was disclosed after a .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}3+12-year battle by the Liberal Democrats' Lord Avebury. [248], In August 2021, Blair criticised the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and of NATO troops saying that it was "in obedience to an imbecilic slogan about ending 'the forever wars'". In Scotland there is the Order of the Thistle, instituted in 1687, with the most recent appointment made in 2018. Leo Blair (centre), the youngest son of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Cherie Blair (right), listen to Mr Blair during a speech to mark the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Labour party in February. They help governments and leaders make their vision for development a reality. [263], In October 2021, Blair was named in the Pandora Papers. Job Title: Head of Partnerships, Africa The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) is a non-profit group that helps governments with strategy, policy, and implementation through its policy work and advisory practice. His youngest brother, Leo, was born in 2000, The announcement comes just six months after Euan's father Tony was given a knighthood. The Tony Blair Institute (TBI), commonly known by its trade name the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, is a non-profit organisation set up by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to provide advice to governments and "to help political leaders build open, inclusive and prosperous societies in an increasingly interconnected world". The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) is a mission-driven not for profit organisation. Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. The courtship has parallels with Blair's friendly relations with Muammar Gaddafi. The 38-year-old's personal stake in the 'EdTech' company, which aims to get young people into apprenticeships, is believed to be worth around 380million. As a former Prime Minister, Blair, with Cherie, had a place of honour at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. In late July 2010 Blair was in Shanghai to celebrate the planting of 1m trees in north-west China to combat climate change. Where its leaders are saying what is unacceptable, they should be exposed. He was the second son of Leo and Hazel (ne Corscadden) Blair. In 2018, her bid to add a single-storey extension to the house, which is in a conservation area, was branded thoughtless vandalism. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [277], In 2014, Vanity Fair and The Economist published allegations that Blair had had an extramarital affair with Wendi Deng, who was then married to Rupert Murdoch. [97][98] Over the summer of 2006 many MPs, including usually supportive MPs, criticised Blair for not calling for a ceasefire in the 2006 IsraelLebanon conflict. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Tony Blair. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Oracle partner with African governments to manage large-scale vaccination programs in the cloudover 73,000 people vaccinated and registered in the first 8 days in Ghana London and Redwood Shores, Calif.November 23, 2020 [188] Their relationship in power became so turbulent that (it was reported) the deputy prime minister, John Prescott, often had to act as "marriage guidance counsellor". Posted: Feb 28, 2023. [209][210] A letter obtained by The Daily Telegraph in August 2014 revealed Blair had given damage-limitation advice to Nursultan Nazarbayev after the December 2011 Zhanaozen massacre. The sketch was made for the BBC Red Nose Day fundraising programme of 2007. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. 83,485 / yr. He also had a meeting with Chinas vice-premier, Wang Qishan, who Blairs firm told PetroSaudi was crucial inter alia in order to highlight the wider benefits of a partnership with PetroSaudi in terms of putting Chinese companies in pole position for Saudi infrastructure tenders. [109] The Financial Times on the other hand has argued that Blair is not conservative, but instead a populist. [6], The organisation is not a political party, but it is heavily influenced by the ideology and personal style of Tony Blair. He was invited to stand again in Beaconsfield, and was initially inclined to agree but was advised by his head of chambers Derry Irvine to find somewhere else which might be winnable. [105], In 2001, Blair said, "We are a left of centre party, pursuing economic prosperity and social justice as partners and not as opposites". [56], Aided by the unpopularity of John Major's Conservative government (itself deeply divided over the European Union),[57] "New Labour" won a landslide victory at the 1997 general election, ending eighteen years of Conservative Party rule, with the heaviest Conservative defeat since 1906. The Executive Officer roles are full-time, paid roles that suit people graduating or taking a year out from study at the end of the current academic year. When Smith died suddenly in May 1994, Blair seized the opportunity, and in July he was elected party leader with 57 percent support. [291], On 16 February 2009, Blair was awarded the Dan David Prize by Tel Aviv University for "exceptional leadership and steadfast determination in helping to engineer agreements and forge lasting solutions to areas in conflict". He wrote in an opinion piece for The Guardian during the party's 2015 leadership election that if it elected Corbyn, it would face a "rout, possibly annihilation" at the next election. He famously referred to Diana, Princess of Wales, as the "people's princess" after her death. Tony Blair, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Baroness Amos are to be appointed as members of the Order of the Garter, England's oldest and most senior order of chivalry. [273] On 22 December 2007, it was disclosed that Blair had joined the Catholic Church. In a report, the former Labour prime minister and Conservative . [256] Leo was the first legitimate child born to a serving prime minister in over 150 years since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russell on 11 July 1849. 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