Tony blair was duped by george bush into backing the iraq war, gordon brown has claimed. May urges johnson not to axe department for international development. Facing a deeply unpopular opposition, however, blair was easily reelected in may 2001 to a 167seat majority in the house of commonsthe largestever secondterm majority in british electoral history, though voter turnout was the lowest since 1918. A documentary to be screened on channel 4 tomorrow, filmed by an. So, all these mentioned positions additionally increased the absolute size of tony blair net. Surveillance a price worth paying to beat coronavirus, says blair thinktank. With the agreement of queenie fletcher, her mother, i raised with the home office the three remarkable programmes that were made by fulcrum, and their producer. Dispatches gordon brown where did it all go wrong youtube. He currently runs the tony blair institute for global change. The story of tony blairs destruction of the labour party, his wellremunerated business interests, and the thousands of innocent people who have died following his decision to invade iraq. Dispatches explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem.
In 1997, he was sworn in as prime minister of the united kingdom. Tony blair cashes in on iraq war by dave hyland 6 october 2011 channel fours dispatches documentary, the wonderful world of tony blair, is a. Dispatches follows three families to show what life is like if theres not enough money for lifes essentials. The british press is ravenously anticipating the airing on monday of a tv documentary that will unearth new details about the business activities of.
Channel 4 dispatches film, the wonderful world of tony blair. Thursdays defeat was much worse than 1983, with nine years already behind us, and a likely ten more ahead of us. A unique account of tony blairs ten years as prime minister. Following the prime minister tony blair from his landslide victory that brought him to power, to his choice to leave as the longest serving prime minister since margaret thatcher. Dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair tv episode. Image pa image caption tony blair entered downing street following labours landslide victory in 1997 that deal with clinton was the making of his relationship with bush. Prime minister tony blair recently described tolerance as what makes britain britain but in this extensive investigation dispatches reveals how a message of hatred and segregation is being spread throughout the uk and examines how it is influenced by the religious establishment of saudi arabia. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, dispatches investigates brexits impact on the prices and. How labour used its election troops to fake popular support politics. Channel 4, broadcast their regular dispatches documentary. On the desert trail of tony blairs millions telegraph. The killings of tony blair is a selective portrait of a monster fit for a stop the war rally and itll appeal directly to true believers for whom new labour and blair were an aberration. Question time tony blair hustings, 24 april 1997 duration. In 1994, he became the youngest leader of the labour party.
Since resigning in june 2007, tony blair has financially enriched himself more. The bulk of his income is through his consultancy firm, tony blair associates but shrouded in secrecy it is not clear who they are consulting for. A recent episode of the investigative documentary dispatches, on the uks channel 4, revealed the extent to which blair has used the quartet to advance his personal business interests and that of. This one was entitled spinning terror, where the journalist and political editor of the spectator, peter oborne. Tony blair the new prime minister celebrates with his wife on may 2, 1997. Documentary shows activists writing letters to newspapers and posing as. Blair using fear and spin for war on terror global issues. Dalyell made particular reference to a channel 4 documentary about the murder. Tony blair was born on may 6, 1953 in edinburgh, lothian, scotland as anthony charles lynton blair. Width in pixels px height in pixels px copied to your clipboard unable to copy. Tony blair therefore became best known as the prime minister of britain, from 1997 to 2007. Tony blair picture a peek inside tony blairs journey.
Tony blair, in full anthony charles lynton blair, born may 6, 1953, edinburgh, scotland, british labour party leader who served as prime minister of the united kingdom 19972007. In 2001, dispatches reporter saira shah risked her life as she went undercover in afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the taliban wanted to. Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 documentary. This documentary, the mother of all documentaries, will expose blairs crimes. The killing of tony blair is a documentary about former british prime minister tony blair by george galloway mp. Tony blair latest news, breaking stories and comment. Tony blair pushed deals worth billions for investment. On the desert trail of tony blairs millions an explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests that allows the former prime minister, now a middle east peace envoy, to. I promised that until the last day of my life i would go on fighting to put tony blair on trial, a real trial in the hague, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. After his resignation, he was appointed special envoy of the quartet on the middle east, an office which he held until 2015.
With tony blair, stephen fry, george galloway, guillaume rivaud. Tony blair has enriched himself more than any other former prime minister in history. In 1994, tony blair was additionally made for another place and it was the leader of the labor party. Washington former british prime minister tony blair warns that political upheaval from great britains brexit vote in june to the collapse of the italian government on sunday signals the most. Tony blair duped by the us into backing iraq war, says. He was the youngest prime minister since 1812 and the. How i planned to kill tony blair represents a followup to husbandandwife filmmaking team michael tucker and petra epperleins criticallyworshipped, defiantly nonpartisan documentary gunner palace 2004, on the daytoday of american soldiers stationed on the iraqi front. Label copy to clipboard click to copy embed code for video close. This episode is audio described this episode is subtitled 47 mins. Anthony charles lynton blair born 6 may 1953 is a british politician who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and leader of the labour party from 1994 to 2007. Tony blairs role in the labour party has been one of the main. A channel 4 dispatches documentary this week investigated the tangled webs he.
Dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair 14 show description show tags show categories for webmasters description. Guardians zoe williams tries to rehabilitate tony blair. Ed miliband, blair and the blairites and channel fours dispatches. The real culprits behind carillions collapse unherd. The rise and fall of tony blair 2007 06 25 part 2 youtube. Dispatches tony blair has made more money since he left number 10 than any former prime minister. Read cnn s fast facts and learn about the life of former british prime minister tony blair. Tony blair on trial, with tom bower and david aaronovitch duration. Tom watson calls for brexit referendum before election. Ed miliband, blair and the blairites and channel fours. Vdyoutube dispatches the wonderful world of tony blair 14.
According to a recent episode of the investigative documentary series dispatches, on the uks channel 4, 169 blair has used his quartet role to gain introductions and proximity to arab leaders, with whom he then signed private consulting contracts for tony blair associates. The united kingdom governments decision to intervene militarily in libya in 2011, to help topple thenleader muammar gaddafi, and its role. Thanks goes to channel4 for making this documentary. Tony blair was born on may 6, 1953 in edinburgh, scotland. Such tactics are not entirely new to british politics. Dispatches undercover designer dogs channel 4 youtube. Blair led the british labor party to a landslide victory. Peter oborne investigates the former pms eight figure fortune that he has accrued since departing downing street in june 2007. On the desert trail of tony blair s millions an explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests that allows the former prime minister, now a middle east peace envoy, to. Tony blair institute says carefully applied technology could be route through crisis published.
His second term was dominated by international affairs. He was captivated by princess diana, intimidated by queen elizabeth ii. An explosive new tv documentary reveals the apparent conflict of interests. Tony blair cashes in on iraq war world socialist web site. How labour used its election troops to fake popular support. Dispatches reporter jenny kleeman worked in labours london regional.