Tony Blair

Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
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I will never allow the NHS to charge for treatment
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His WMD program is active, detailed and growing. The policy of containment is not working,
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She had a tremendous ability, as we saw over the land mines issue. to enter into an area that could have been one of controversy and suddenly just clarify for people what was clearly the right thing to do,
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All the evidence here, for example, in Britain, is that migrants, particularly from the rest of Europe, who come here contribute far more in taxes.
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no doubt whatever that the evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction will be there. Absolutely.
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I do not accept it was wrong to remove Saddam Hussein.
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a step of unparalleled magnitude in the recent history of Northern Ireland.
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I ... appeal to you and all your colleagues to do everything possible to avoid tension and violence.
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As I said to the President yesterday, this country will stand ready to help in any way that we can,
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I think their real problem is that they have still not recovered from Mrs Thatcher going,
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Perhaps that should give some indication that I'm doing it because I believe in it, and because I believe it really is important.
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The Donald Trump phenomenon in the U.S. is mirrored completely by the Brexit phenomenon in the U.K. It's very similar forces. And what is interesting to me is there are two different groups that come together, who don't really agree with each other, but have come together in unity against, if you like, what is perceived as the status quo, or - and certainly what is a more center-right or center-left type of politics.
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It is dangerous because it is not rivalry, but partnership, we need -- a common will and a shared purpose in the face of a common threat.
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the months ahead offer a new opportunity to make progress toward a lasting peace.