Blair Accused over Tanzania Air Trafffic Control Deal

"The UK sold a "useless" air traffic control system to Tanzania in 2001 in a "scandalous" and "squalid" deal, the House of Commons has been told. Ex-International Development Secretary Clare Short joined the Tories in accusing Tony Blair of pushing through the £28m sale by...

Suspicion Of Perverting The Course Of Justice

Put up or shut up,'honours' police urged. Lord Levy arrested on suspicion of conspircy to pervert the course of justice. He issued a statement denying any wrongdoing.

Blair: I have always backed gay adoption

"Tony Blair today sought to quell the row over gay adoptions, insisting he was "committed to finding a way through this sensitive and difficult decision". In a statement released by 10 Downing Street, Mr Blair insisted he had always personally been in favour of the right of...

£900m row hits Blair's 2012 visit

Mounting concern about the rising cost of the 2012 Games overshadowed a morale-boosting visit by Tony Blair to the Olympic Park on Tuesday. The budget for the London event is predicted to overrun by £900million. A Commons committee is expected to criticise the soaring costs...

Cherie Blair 'split Cabinet in Catholic adoption row'

"Senior cabinet ministers have told MPs privately that Cherie Blair is the cause of the cabinet split over demands to exempt Roman Catholic adoption agencies from equality laws on gay adoption. The row intensified yesterday when the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac...

Blair aide arrested

"Ruth Turner, a close aide to Tony Blair, has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the "cash for honours" affair. Ms Turner, the director of government relations at Downing Street, was arrested and questioned by police this morning...

MI6 disputes government claim in BAE corruption inquiry

"LONDON (AFP) - Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 has disputed government claims that continuing a corruption investigation into BAE Systems' dealings with the Saudi royal family would have damaged national security, The Guardian reported. Citing unnamed officials...

'Gordon to send son to state school'

Sunday, January 14, 2007 Gordon Brown is to send his elder son to a non-denominational state school. The Chancellor's decision contrasts sharply with Tony Blair's educational choices for his family - who went to selective church schools. It will also be seen as a rebuke for...

Outside Voices: Bob Giles Has A Tough Question For The U.S. Press

"Not long ago, I was with a group of journalists looking at videotapes of a BBC reporter interviewing British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The reporter was clearly well informed and was aggressively pressing Blair when the prime minister’s answers seemed less than...

50 Dumbest Things Bush Ever Said

50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible...

Plane Carrying Blair Overshoots Runway

"MIAMI Dec 27, 2006 (AP)— British Airways blamed poor lighting at Miami International Airport for a commercial jet overshooting a runway with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his family aboard, but airport and federal officials said Wednesday that the lights were fine."

Plane Skids Off Runway With Blair Aboard

Associated Press 12.26.06, 8:56 PM ET - A commercial jet carrying British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his family overshot a runway at the Miami International Airport on Tuesday, but the plane was not damaged and no injuries were reported, officials said. British Airways...