Milburn backs Blair’s criticism of policies affecting entry-level jobs The author of a review of youth unemployment suggested the current Government should rethink an uplift in the minimum wage. Evening Standard · May 28
Starmer ‘facing calls to rethink approach to North Sea drilling’ as oil prices spiral While Sir Keir has argued that new drilling in the North Sea would not reduce domestic oil prices because they are set internationally, some ministers and industry figures are now thought to be challenging this claim The Independent UK · May 28
Much of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – as it happened Starmer launches long defence of his record when asked about former PM’s essay critiquing current government The Guardian - UK · May 28
Burnham and Streeting hit back at Blair's attack on Labour government Sir Tony Blair urged Labour to embrace the “radical centre” in a highly critical 5,700 word essay published on Wednesday Evening Standard · May 27
Wes Streeting makes Iraq War jibe at Tony Blair as he warns against ‘automatic subservience’ to US IN FULL The Independent UK · May 27
Voices: The true cost of Donald Trump’s Iran war is finally coming home to Britain THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: More must be done to help hard-up families and the squeezed middle about to be hit by a tsunami of rising energy, mortgage and food costs – but most of all this country must simply brace for pain The Independent UK · May 27
Wes Streeting casts off ‘Blairite’ image with scathing attack on Tony Blair The former health secretary and Labour leadership hopeful has attacked Sir Tony Blair’s 5,600-word essay for failing to mention ‘inequality’ – and has taken a side swipe over the Iraq war The Independent UK · May 27
‘Stuck in his glory days’: Blunkett and others cast doubt on Blair’s advice to Labour party Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to dispute The Guardian - UK · May 27
The Guardian view on Tony Blair’s advice for Labour: policymaking like it’s 1999 will not lead to a revival Editorial: A scathing essay by the former prime minister rehashes assumptions that underpinned his own rise to power. But the challenges are quite different now The Guardian - UK · May 27
Blair wants to leave our future to the markets. I believe democracy can still shape our lives for the better The inequality caused by technological innovation is not a given. Labour can harness that change to serve society, not dominate it, says Labour MP Wes Streeting The Guardian - UK · May 27
Andy Burnham accuses Tony Blair of failing to understand modern politics The ex-Labour leader called for his party to champion the ‘radical centre’, warning it is ‘playing with fire’ over the UK’s future. Evening Standard · May 27
Andy Burnham hits back at Blair’s claims Labour is ‘playing with fire’ over leftist policies IN FULL The Independent UK · May 27
Streeting and Burnham accuse Blair of failing to confront inequality in Labour criticism Potential leadership candidates join senior figures in saying the former PM’s essay does not address today’s challenges The Guardian - UK · May 27
The Independent UK · May 27 Burnham hits back at ‘out of touch’ Blair and blames centrists like him for rise of Farage The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour
International Business Times UK · May 27 Tony Blair Blindsides Keir Starmer by Warning Labour Suffers From 'Infinite Self Delusion' and Will Lose Next Election Tony Blair warns Labour risks losing elections due to strategic missteps, urging focus on policy over personality and economic growth
The Guardian - UK · May 27 Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
The National (Scotland) · May 27 Brutal Tony Blair essay shows 'case for indy has never been stronger', SNP say A brutal essay penned by former prime minister Tony Blair outlining how Labour have failed while in office demonstrates the need for Scottish…
The Independent UK · May 27 Blair warns aid cuts mean UK is no longer ‘major player in soft power’ around world ‘It is important for Britain's strength abroad that we develop deep ties with a developing world which is developing fast,’ former PM writes
The Independent UK · May 27 Blair demands welfare cuts and end of ‘unsustainable’ pension triple lock The former prime has warned that there needs to be an ‘honest conversation’ over the way forward for the party before there is a change of prime minister
Evening Standard · May 27 Sir Tony Blair says he wants to see Burnham win Makerfield and return as MP The Greater Manchester Mayor is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the by-election.
The Guardian - UK · May 27 Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadership
Evening Standard · May 27 Minister rejects Blair’s triple lock warning as ex-PM calls for ‘coherent plan’ Dan Tomlinson said ‘things have moved on’ since the ex-Labour leader was in No 10.
The Independent UK · May 27 From AI to net zero and migration: Tony Blair’s 10-point-plan to fix Britain Sir Tony’s more than 5,000 word essay included a 10-point plan to return to the ‘radical centre’ and win a second term in government
The Guardian - UK · May 27 New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened ‘It becomes quite clear why UKSV saw him as a subject of concern who shouldn’t be granted clearance,’ Thornberry tells the Guardian