Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
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| 2024 | Tony Blair published a book titled On Leadership, which was described by George Osborne as 'the most practically useful guide to politics I have ever read.' |
| 2024 | After the Labour Party won the 2024 general election and Keir Starmer became prime minister, Tony Blair congratulated him on his victory, praising Starmer as 'determined and ruthlessly effective' and affirming that he appointed 'exceptional talent' for future government. |
| 2024 | The Tony Blair Institute provided paid work for the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan in preparation for Azerbaijan hosting the COP29 conference. |
| 2023 | During a Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Future of Britain conference in 2023, Blair expressed a positive assessment of Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party, stating he had 'done a great job' in reforming the party. |
| September 2023 | Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin joined Tony Blair as a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes at the Tony Blair Institute. |
| June 10 2022 | Blair received his Garter insignia from Queen Elizabeth II during an audience at Windsor Castle. |
| December 31 2021 | It was announced that Queen Elizabeth II appointed Blair a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter. |
| October 2021 | Tony Blair was named in the Pandora Papers. |
| August 2021 | Tony Blair criticized the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan, stating it was a misguided action driven by the slogan about ending 'the forever wars.' He acknowledged mistakes in the management of the war but warned that the reaction to these mistakes had led to further errors. |
| May 2021 | In a May 2021 article for the New Statesman, Tony Blair suggested that the Labour Party needed a programme of 'total deconstruction and reconstruction' to survive, advocating for a shift towards the centre on social issues. |
| June 2020 | Tony Blair was interviewed for an article in The Atlantic, discussing European views on U.S. foreign policy regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of China, and the George Floyd protests. He expressed confidence in American soft power and emphasized the need for various reforms in U.S. domestic and foreign policy. |
| 2019 | After the 2019 general election, Tony Blair accused Jeremy Corbyn of transforming the Labour Party into a 'glorified protest movement.' |
| 2019 | After the 2019 general election, in which the pro-withdrawal Conservative party won a significant majority, Tony Blair acknowledged that remain supporters lost and suggested they should adopt a new position in light of the election results. |
| 2019 | After the UK general election, Tony Blair publicly acknowledged the Brexit referendum result and called on remain supporters to accept the outcome, recommending a constructive approach to Britain's future relationship with Europe. |
| February 8 2019 | Tony Blair published an op-ed in The Washington Post, advocating for a strong response to Iranian military interference and calling for support for the Iranian people protesting for freedom. |
| July 21 2018 | The Telegraph reported that Tony Blair signed a £9,000,000 deal with Saudi Arabia for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, receiving a donation from Media Investment Ltd, a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group. |
| July 2017 | Former Iraqi general Abdulwaheed al-Rabbat initiated a private war crimes prosecution in the High Court in London against Tony Blair, Jack Straw, and Lord Goldsmith for their roles in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but the High Court ruled that the prosecution could not proceed under UK law. |
| March 17 2017 | Tony Blair gave an interview to The Guardian outlining the mission of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, positioning it as more than a think tank and aimed at combating populism and rebuilding the political centre ground. |
| 2016 | Blair became the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. |
| 2016 | The Chilcot Inquiry report provided a critical assessment of Blair's role in the Iraq War, yet he maintained his stance and did not apologize for supporting the invasion. |
| December 2016 | Tony Blair created the Tony Blair Institute to promote global outlooks by governments and organisations. |
| October 2016 | Tony Blair's first grandchild, a girl, was born. |
| July 6 2016 | The Chilcot report, which was critical of Tony Blair's decision to join the US in the war in Iraq in 2003, was published. Following its release, Blair held a statement and a two-hour press conference where he apologized and justified his decisions made in 2003, asserting that they were made 'in good faith'. |
| 2015 | A report by Francis Beckett, David Hencke, and Nick Kochan concluded that Blair had acquired $90 million and a property portfolio worth $37.5 million in the eight years since he had left office. |
| 2015 | Tony Blair resigned from his position as Middle East envoy. |
| 2015 | Tony Blair wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian during the Labour Party's leadership election, warning that the election of Jeremy Corbyn would lead to a 'rout, possibly annihilation' for the party in the next election. |
| October 2015 | In an interview with CNN, Blair apologized for his 'mistakes' over the Iraq War and acknowledged the invasion's contribution to the rise of ISIS. |
| 2014 | Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch ended their friendship after Murdoch suspected Blair of having an affair with Wendi Deng while she was still married to him. |
| 2014 | Blair was proclaimed a 'gay icon' by the Gay Times in recognition of his contributions to LGBTQ+ rights. |
| 2014 | Tony Blair stated that he was worth 'less than £20 million'. |
| August 2014 | A letter obtained by The Daily Telegraph revealed that Tony Blair had given damage-limitation advice to Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev following the December 2011 Zhanaozen massacre. |
| 2013 | South African president Thabo Mbeki stated that Tony Blair had pressured South Africa to join in a regime change scheme in Zimbabwe, involving military force, which Mbeki refused. |
| 2012 | A Freedom of Information request revealed that Blair's government had considered knighting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and was willing to appear alongside him at a joint press conference, indicating a strategy to manipulate media perceptions of Assad. |
| October 2012 | Blair's foundation faced controversy when it was revealed that it was taking on unpaid interns. |
| September 2012 | Desmond Tutu suggested that Tony Blair should face a war crimes trial similar to those of former African leaders at the International Criminal Court, a suggestion supported by human rights lawyer Geoffrey Bindman. |
| May 28 2012 | Tony Blair appeared before the Leveson Inquiry, where a protester accused him of war crimes, highlighting controversies surrounding his leadership during the Iraq War. |
| 2011 | Tony Blair became godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's children with Wendi Deng. |
| 2011 | Despite the outbreak of the Libyan Civil War, Tony Blair expressed that he had no regrets about his close relationship with the late Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. |
| December 2011 | Blair provided damage-limitation advice to Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev following the Zhanaozen massacre. |
| November 2011 | A war crimes tribunal of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission concluded that Tony Blair was guilty of crimes against peace due to his role in the Iraq War after proceedings lasting four days. |
| 2010 | The partnership between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton was dramatized in the film 'The Special Relationship'. |
| 2010 | The Tablet named Tony Blair as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. |
| 2010 | During the election campaign, Tony Blair publicly endorsed Gordon Brown's leadership, commending his management during the financial crisis. |
| 2010 | The Labour Party, under Tony Blair's leadership, aimed for 10% of energy to come from renewable resources by this year, but only achieved 7%. |
| November 2010 | Public spending on the NHS and other services rose from 39.9% of GDP to 48.1% during Blair's tenure, culminating in 2010–11. |
| September 13 2010 | Received the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, presented by former president Bill Clinton, honoring his global efforts to secure liberties. |
| September 4 2010 | Blair faced protests from 200 anti-war and hardline Irish nationalist demonstrators during his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin, where he was confronted and pelted with eggs and shoes. |
| September 3 2010 | Blair gave his first live interview since the publication of his memoir on The Late Late Show in Ireland. |
| September 1 2010 | Tony Blair's memoir A Journey was published and became the fastest-selling autobiography of all time within hours of its launch. |
| August 16 2010 | Tony Blair announced that he would donate his £4.6 million advance and all royalties from his memoirs to the Royal British Legion, marking the charity's largest ever single donation. |
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