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Tony Blair sought to avoid reports of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Envoy urged No 10 to exploit opportunities presented by tycoon’s premiership while ‘holding our noses’, archives reveal

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair feared headlines over ‘snuggling up’ to controversial Italian PM

FORMER Prime Minister Blair was desperate to avoid claims he was “snuggling up” to Silvio Berlusconi, according to National Archive files...

The National (Scotland)

Blair desperate to avoid charges of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Newly released papers show the former PM saw the controversial Italian leader as an ‘essential’ ally in Europe.

The Independent UK

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How Wimbledon and apartheid South Africa blocked a teen’s tennis dream

Hoosen Bobat was thrilled to receive an invite to Junior Wimbledon in 1971 – what happened next still hurts, 52 years on

The Guardian - UK

A lesson from the Good Friday agreement to resolve the doctors’ pay dispute

Letters: Preconditions set by ministers on talks have obscured the substance of the dispute, writes the Labour peer Peter Hain, while Dr John Doherty suggests a reasonable offer for striking doctors

The Guardian - UK

Good Friday agreement ‘based on compromise’, Sunak says on 25th anniversary

PM says ‘work to be done’ to restore government at Stormont ahead of Biden meeting on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Thanks to Brexit, 25 years on, the Good Friday agreement faces its toughest test

More challenges to the peace process are on the horizon, says Peter Hain, former secretary of state for Northern Ireland

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MLAs returning to Stormont would be like collaborators says Baroness Kate Hoey

The former Labour MP is a firm supporter of Brexit

Belfast Live

Peter Hain: Neil Aggett died fighting apartheid – South Africa's rulers have betrayed the struggle

Neil Aggett, the trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist who died in detention at the hands of police 41 years ago, was one of very few white South Africans who actively fought apartheid. He was only 29 when he died.

The Conversation

Affordable childcare is one way to boost Britain’s birth rate

Expensive creches, lack of access to fertility treatment, worry about the environment – there are many reasons why young women choose not to have children

The Guardian - UK

Labour's Brexit policies pushing Scotland towards independence, warns peer

A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has called on Keir Starmer to develop policies that prevent the party from driving Scotland towards independence.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer must tackle economic ‘disaster’ of Brexit, warn Labour grandees

Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM

The Guardian - UK

Labour in bid to avert Northern Ireland power cuts as result of Brexit legislation

Exclusive: Peter Hain to table amendment in House of Lords to protect single energy market

The Guardian - UK

Ban Bain & Co from US government contracts, Joe Biden is urged

Labour peer calls on US president to follow UK in banning firm over misconduct in South Africa

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Bain & Co barred from UK government contracts over ‘grave misconduct’ in South Africa

Global management consultancy’s three-year ban follows pressure by ex- Labour minister Peter Hain

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson accused of using ‘Putinesque’ tactics by staging protocol row with EU

PM wants to keep dispute going until next general election, says former Northern Ireland secretary

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary accuses Boris Johnson of ‘Putinesque tactics’

Labour peer Peter Hain says PM is using Northern Ireland protocol bill to provoke populist row with EU

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