Security threat halts Blair Gaza trip

12.37 Tue Jul 15
Former prime minister Tony Blair has pulled out of a visit to the Gaza Strip after a security alert.

Tories ridicule 'Heathcliff' Brown

16.26 Thu Jul 10
Gordon Brown's comparison of himself with Charlotte Brontë's Heathcliff was lampooned by the Tories.

Blair's aim to 'unite religions'

21.31 Thu May 29
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he wants to dedicate his life to uniting the world's religions.

Blair in suspect enemy plane

06.56 Fri May 23
Israeli fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept a jet carrying former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Miliband defends 'prickly' PM

16.13 Sun May 11
Gordon Brown's allies have defended him after John Prescott branded him "prickly".

Cherie Blair: 'Tony advising Brown'

22.46 Sat May 10
Tony Blair is said to be advising Gordon Brown on how to win the next general election.

Brown attempts to end leadership debate

14.30 Mon Apr 28
Gordon Brown will try to shake off questions about his leadership and refocus Labour's local election campaign.

Ministers defend Gordon Brown

19.00 Sun Apr 27
Senior Labour figures have backed Gordon Brown amid claims his election chances are under fire.

London Mayor given tips by Blair

23.31 Thu Apr 24
Ken Livingstone has welcomed support from Tony Blair and Alistair Campbell in his bid to retain the London mayoralty.

Brown branded 'worse than Blair' in new poll

22.48 Mon Apr 07
Gordon Brown is regarded as a worse prime minister than Tony Blair by nearly a third of voters, according to a poll.

Blair's first official portrait unveiled

08.35 Sat Jan 19
The first official portrait of former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been unveiled.

Blair: 'Middle East peace deal possible'

11.37 Fri Jan 11
Tony Blair said he is "cautiously optimistic" that a peace settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians can be struck in 2008.

Blair to work for American bank

12.07 Thu Jan 10
Tony Blair has taken a part-time job with one of Wall Street's biggest banks.

Tony Blair converts to Catholicism

12.21 Sun Dec 23 2007
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined the Roman Catholic faith.

Blair 'concerned' over arms deal probe

19.09 Sat Dec 22 2007
Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal less than a week before it was scrapped last year, it has emerged.

Bush 'optimistic' about peace talks

23.52 Mon Nov 26 2007
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have neared an agreement on a peace agenda at talks in Annapolis.

Blair arrives in the Middle East

23.52 Tue Sep 04 2007
International envoy Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem on Tuesday in his new role as Middle East envoy.

July 7 survivors launch legal action

21.11 Thu Aug 30 2007
Legal action has been launched against the Government by victims of the July 7 bombings.

July 7 survivors launch legal action

21.10 Thu Aug 30 2007
Legal action has been launched against the Government by victims of the July 7 bombings.

Blair takes first step to book deal

20.50 Thu Aug 16 2007
Tony Blair has recruited the man who secured a deal for Bill Clinton's memoirs to tout his own account of government.

Blair heads for Israel

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Tony Blair is heading to Jerusalem on his first visit to Israel in his role as an international envoy for the region.

Levy delight over honours probe decision

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that no charges are to be brought after the extensive cash for honours investigation.

Blair upbeat as peace mission begins

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Tony Blair has said there is a new "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East, but cautioned against any peace deal soon.

Blair in the clear over honours probe

23.15 Thu Jul 19 2007
ITV News has learnt that there will be no charges pressed in the cash for honours investigation.

'Blair made quit decision before Iraq'

07.37 Sun Jul 08 2007
Tony Blair wanted to quit as Prime Minister just months before the Iraq war, the diaries of spin doctor Alastair Campbell have claimed.

Blair's fear over Tate sketch

14.08 Tue Jul 03 2007
Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed the anxiety he felt about performing his Comic Relief sketch with comedian Catherine Tate.

Smith and Miliband given prime posts

21.18 Thu Jun 28 2007
Gordon Brown has made Jacqui Smith the first female Home Secretary and David Miliband the youngest Foreign Minister in decades.

Blair quizzed again over cash-for-honours

14.54 Thu Jun 28 2007
Tony Blair has been questioned for a third time by detectives investigating cash-for-honours allegations, it has emerged.

Brown Cabinet reshuffle begins

06.51 Thu Jun 28 2007
Gordon Brown's reshuffle has started after Downing Street announced the resignation of Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.

What can we expect from a Brown premiership?

20.24 Wed Jun 27 2007
After ten years as Chancellor, Gordon Brown has now taken the top job, but what can we expect from his Premiership?

Peace envoy role for Blair

19.29 Wed Jun 27 2007
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to represent the Middle East negotiating Quartet as its envoy, the United Nations has announced.

Tony Blair prepares to stand down

00.01 Wed Jun 27 2007
Tony Blair is entering his final hours as Prime Minister after 10 years in power.

Blair brands referendum demands 'absurd'

18.53 Mon Jun 25 2007
Tony Blair has dismissed Tory leader David Cameron's demands for a referendum on the new European Union treaty as "absurd".

Labour Party on election alert

07.46 Mon Jun 25 2007
Labour is on high alert for a snap general election as the Gordon Brown era gets under way.

Brown crowned Labour leader

22.28 Sun Jun 24 2007
Gordon Brown has been crowned the new leader of Labour calling his role "an awesome responsibility".

Vatican claims Blair will work for peace

09.01 Sun Jun 24 2007
The Vatican has said Tony Blair is planning to work for Middle East peace and inter-religious dialogue.

EU leaders reach treaty deal

09.22 Sat Jun 23 2007
Tony Blair claims all of Britain's key demands have been in a treaty that will replace the failed European Constitution.

Blair faces crunch EU summit

13.45 Fri Jun 22 2007
Tony Blair is set for a showdown as he goes head-to-head with his fellow EU leaders for the last time.

Cabinet gives Blair a fond farewell

19.20 Thu Jun 21 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair has received an emotional standing ovation farewell from colleagues at his last Cabinet meeting.

Blair rejects 'sofa government' claim

12.11 Mon Jun 18 2007
Tony Blair has started his last full week at Number 10 defending his style of running the country during a grilling from senior MPs.

Reid sets out controversial anti-terror plans

13.51 Thu Jun 07 2007
Home Secretary John Reid has set out radical plans to extend the period terror suspects can be detained by police without charge.

Blair and Bush hold G8 summit talks

10.51 Thu Jun 07 2007
Tony Blair and George Bush meet for breakfast this morning as the G8 summit gets into top gear.

Teaching of Islam in UK to change

12.05 Mon Jun 04 2007
A £1 million project is to be launched to help train Muslim imams in UK universities, Tony Blair is set to announce.

Brown plans raft of terror laws

19.19 Sun Jun 03 2007
Gordon Brown is planning a raft of new anti-terror measures when he becomes Prime Minister later this month.

Blair to hold talks with Mbeki

14.38 Fri Jun 01 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks with South African president Thabo Mbeki on the last day of his farewell tour of the continent.

Mandela greets 'youthful' Blair

13.32 Thu May 31 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met former South African president Nelson Mandela on the final leg of his farewell tour of Africa.

Blair defends Africa trip

19.39 Wed May 30 2007
Tony Blair has attacked cynics who have dubbed his Africa trip a vanity expedition.

Blair heads to Africa on farewell tour

22.28 Tue May 29 2007
Tony Blair has flown to Tripoli to hold a meeting with Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi.

Row over nuclear power rumbles on

22.00 Wed May 23 2007
The Government is to begin consulting on a new generation of nuclear power plants.

Blair sticks up for HIPs

14.27 Wed May 23 2007
Tony Blair has said he will not advise Gordon Brown to change Labour policy on Home Information Packs (HIPs).

Mortars explode during Blair visit

19.09 Sat May 19 2007
The British army headquarters in Basra has come under mortar attack during a visit by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Bush gives Blair glowing report

18.00 Thu May 17 2007
President George W Bush has praised Tony Blair's "vision" during his final visit to the White House as Prime Minister.

Brown close to Labour leadership

23.42 Wed May 16 2007
Gordon Brown has moved a step closer to becoming the next Labour leader, with 307 nominations from his fellow MPs.

Prescott dismisses Tory election calls

17.44 Wed May 16 2007
Tory demands for a General Election after Tony Blair's departure have been dismissed by outgoing Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

Brown campaigns on

16.07 Sat May 12 2007
Gordon Brown will press on with his campaign to succeed Tony Blair - despite the absence of a realistic challenge.

Blair gives Brown his full support

00.05 Sat May 12 2007
Tony Blair has fully endorsed Gordon Brown to succeed him Prime Minister as the Chancellor formally launched his leadership bid.

Bobby Moore statue unveiled at Wembley

13.46 Fri May 11 2007
A bronze statue of England World Cup hero Bobby Moore has been unveiled at Wembley Stadium.

Looking back at the Blair Years

23.44 Thu May 10 2007
On May 1 1997 bristling with energy the 44-year-old Tony Blair rode into Downing Street on a wave of optimism.

Blair: 'Ten years is long enough'

23.37 Thu May 10 2007
Tony Blair said ten years as Prime Minister was "long enough" as he announced he will bow out on June 27.

Verdict on Blair's decade in Downing St

19.33 Thu May 10 2007
Tony Blair's likely successor, Gordon Brown, has paid tribute to the PM as public figures and politicians assess Blair's legacy.

Blair plans announcement on his future

22.03 Wed May 09 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair will make an announcement on his future as Labour leader tomorrow, Downing Street has confirmed.

Blair to make announcement on future

16.17 Wed May 09 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair will make an announcement on his future as Labour leader tomorrow, Downing Street has confirmed.

Former enemies take office in N Ireland

14.23 Tue May 08 2007
Reverend Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness have been sworn into office at the start of a new era for power-sharing in Northern Ireland.

Reid to quit as Home Secretary

16.41 Sun May 06 2007
Home Secretary John Reid has announced he will resign from the Cabinet this summer after ruling himself out of the Labour leadership.

Blair backs Brown for leader

21.56 Sat May 05 2007
Tony Blair has reportedly backed Gordon Brown to lead Labour into the next general election.

Blair 'plans to quit the Commons'

20.48 Thu May 03 2007
Downing St has denied speculation that Tony Blair is set to resign as an MP as soon as he leaves Number 10.

Blair to announce departure date

20.36 Tue May 01 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he will make a statement next week on when he will stand down.

'Challenges ahead for NHS'

13.12 Mon Apr 30 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair said he has achieved lasting reform of the NHS but admitted there are still challenges ahead.

Poll will judge Labour, says Brown

19.40 Sun Apr 29 2007
Gordon Brown has said that the public poll would reflect badly on the entire Labour party as people "will be voting on all of us".

Blair calls for more Africa aid

23.32 Tue Apr 24 2007
Tony Blair has said more work needs to be done to deal with the problem of poverty in Africa.

Blair calls for global road safety move

08.59 Tue Apr 24 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a United Nations conference to tackle the 1.2 million people killed annually in road accidents.

Blair calls for global road safety move

08.30 Mon Apr 23 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a United Nations conference to tackle the 1.2 million people killed annually in road accidents.

Goldsmith won't step aside

19.28 Sun Apr 22 2007
Lord Goldsmith has insisted he will not give up his power to have the final say if prosecutions are brought in the cash-for-honours case.

Blair launches attack on Cameron

14.51 Fri Apr 20 2007
Tony Blair has accused the Tories of being "devoid of any political conviction" in one of his strongest attacks yet on David Cameron.

Interest in Kate continues despite split

10.25 Mon Apr 16 2007
The public's interest in Kate Middleton will continue even though she is no longer Prince William's girlfriend, a top PR has warned.

Brown defends pension decision

19.01 Tue Apr 03 2007
Gordon Brown is unrepentant about his decision to ditch a tax break despite warnings it could wipe billions of pounds from pension funds.

Prayers said for Iran captives

14.01 Sun Apr 01 2007
Prayers have been said in the home church of captured sailor Faye Turney, one of the 15 British navy personnel being held in Iran.

George Bush speaks out on British sailors

23.28 Sat Mar 31 2007
George Bush has said Iran's detention of 15 British sailors is "inexcusable" and has called for them to be released immediately.

Iran releases second Turney letter

21.14 Thu Mar 29 2007
A second letter said to have been written by Royal Navy rating Faye Turney has been released by Iran, raising the diplomatic stakes.

Footage of captured service personnel aired

20.04 Wed Mar 28 2007
Footage of the British service personnel captured last Friday has been aired on Iranian television.

Protester disrupts slavery Act service

15.09 Tue Mar 27 2007
A protester has disrupted a service to mark the abolition of slavery in the UK, demanding an apology from Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Blair crack down on 'career criminals'

12.26 Tue Mar 27 2007
"Career criminals" face tougher community punishments once they leave prison, the Government has announced.

Blair expresses 'regret' over slavery

21.05 Sun Mar 25 2007
Tony Blair has shared the UK's "deep sorrow and regret" for its role in the slave trade as the anniversary of the abolition is marked.

Who wants Brown as PM?

09.24 Sat Mar 24 2007
Public faith in Gordon Brown as the next Prime Minister has fallen dramatically, according to a new opinion poll.

Catherine Tate to go on tour?

12.07 Fri Mar 23 2007
Catherine Tate has confirmed she would consider taking her show of comic creations on a UK stage tour.

Did Brown pull a tax cut con?

14.54 Thu Mar 22 2007
Gordon Brown is being accused of a Budget con trick over his 2p in the pound cut in the basic rate of income tax.

Tate praises 'bovvered' Blair

10.32 Thu Mar 22 2007
Tony Blair is "one of the finest comic actors of his generation", according to Catherine Tate.

Brown announces surprise tax cut

21.18 Wed Mar 21 2007
Chancellor Gordon Brown sprang a Budget surprise by cutting 2p off the basic rate of income tax.

Blair is Schwarzenegger's 'inspiration'

20.47 Tue Mar 13 2007
Car-addicted California is in the grip of a green makeover and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to Tony Blair for inspiration.

Tony Blair admits 'uncertainty'

21.41 Sun Mar 04 2007
Tony Blair has admitted his announcement to quit as Prime Minister this year has created a period of "uncertainty".

Government email leads to injunction

07.23 Sun Mar 04 2007
An internal email between two members of Tony Blair's inner circle is at the centre of a BBC story which was banned from broadcast.

Blair cuts British troop numbers in Iraq

21.29 Wed Feb 21 2007
Britain is to cut its troop numbers to 5,500 from 7,100 in "the coming months", Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced.

Road petition signed by 1.8 million

13.36 Wed Feb 21 2007
Tony Blair is emailing almost 1.8 million people who signed an online petition against road charging.

Iraq announcement expected

23.35 Tue Feb 20 2007
Tony Blair is expected to announce the withdrawal of some British troops from Iraq.

Noel: 'I could be bigger than Elvis'

08.40 Thu Feb 15 2007
Oasis' Noel Gallagher reckons if he was a solo artist he could be "bigger than Elvis" but says being in a band is "more fun".