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Blair has been subject to criticism for potential conflicts of interest between his diplomatic role as a Middle East envoy, and his work with Tony Blair Associates, [218] [219] [220] and a number of prominent critics have even called for him to be sacked. [221]
A Journey is a memoir by Tony Blair of his tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.Published in the UK on 1 September 2010, it covers events from when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994 and transformed it into "New Labour", holding power for a party record three successive terms, to his resignation and replacement as prime minister by his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown.
In 2008, after Tony Blair left office, she established the non-profit foundation the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, which aims to support women entrepreneurs in the developing world.
On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century is a 2024 book by Tony Blair.His first book since 2010, it focuses on his advice for political leaders - based on his experiences as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2007.
Oxford educated Blair was known for his charisma and more "modern" attitude, encouraging those around him to simply refer to his as Tony (the queen, more of a traditionalist, reportedly demurred ...
On 1 December 2016, Blair announced that ‘The Africa Governance Initiative’; ‘The Tony Blair Faith Foundation’; and his ‘Initiative for the Middle East’ would all become part of the Tony Blair Institute, saying: “Over the past nine years we have built a family of organisations which together employ nearly 200 people; have worked ...
The first Blair ministry lasted from May 1997 to June 2001. After eighteen years in opposition, Labour ousted the Conservatives at the May 1997 election with a 179-seat majority. The Prime Minister , Tony Blair , who turned 44 years old days after leading Labour to victory, was the youngest Prime Minister of the twentieth century.
Tony Blair was only a few months into his tenure as British prime minister in 1997 when he got a close look at how Queen Elizabeth II responded to a tragedy that reverberated around the world when ...