Tony Blair, Donald Trump and a special relationship that should surprise no one

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The news that Tony Blair has been to Washington to discuss the future of Gaza with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner has raised a few eyebrows. But having watched him mingle with Trump’s family before, Anne McElvoy says Blair is a man with a plan – and it could work to Starmer’s advantage

t is easy to roll one’s eyes at the presence of Sir Tony Blair, septuagenarian ex-prime minister, consultant to some questionable leaders and regular figure in the first-class lounges of international travel. So, the news that the most dynamic pensioner in British politics has been back on the squishy cream White House sofas close to US power should not surprise us.

Tony Blair, Donald Trump and a special relationship that should surprise no one

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