Ten things you may not have known about Tony Benn
Tony Benn was for decades the most independent-minded and passionate voice of the hard left at Westminster – but how much did we really know about him?
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The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war finally strikes a deal on publishing sensitive conversations between the UK and US leaders, clearing the way for the inquiry’s long-awaited report to be released.
Tony Benn was for decades the most independent-minded and passionate voice of the hard left at Westminster – but how much did we really know about him?
The left-wing radical, who renounced his peerage to become the longest-serving Labour MP in history, has died at the age of 88.
Labour MP for 50 years, cabinet minister, socialist firebrand in opposition, anti-war demonstrator – Tony Benn was never at a loss for words, as his most striking quotes show.
They were once the political world’s greatest rivals. Now, Tony Blair and David Cameron are to join the negotiating table for a different kind of peace.
Tony Blair’s reported words of comfort and advice to Rebekah Brooks just as the News of the World had been accused of hacking into Millie Dowler’s phone will make some feel pretty squeamish.
Rebekah Brooks got advice on handling the phone hacking scandal from former Prime Minister Tony Blair who told her to use sleeping pills, and outlined a media strategy involving investigating herself.
Tony Blair warns that extreme religion, not politics, is at the heart of global terrorist acts and that the West needs to change its strategy to deal with radical beliefs.
Exclusive: Tony Blair’s government allowed America to store and analyse the email, mobile phone and internet records of potentially millions of innocent Britons, Channel 4 News can reveal.
In conversation with Gary Gibbon – George Osborne tells Channel 4 News what his hair reveals about his economic policy and how the Tories “never really dealt” with Tony Blair as a political opponent.
Former adviser to Tony Blair – and to Julia Gillard – tells Channel 4 News what British politicians can learn from Tony Abbott’s turnaround.
Whatever William Hague says, the scars of the Iraq war are still being felt in Westminster, across the UK and in the bonds of the Anglo-American relationship.
Tony Blair tells Channel 4 News that Egypt must “move back to democratic elections as soon as possible”, but the army was right to take action or there would have been “total chaos” in the country.
Sir Alex Ferguson was our greatest manager, but a European champion? Political Correspondent Michael Crick, Westminster’s most famous Manchester United fan, looks back.
David Cameron’s claim that al-Qaeda poses an “existential threat” reminds us of Tony Blair’s rhetoric in the aftermath of 9/11. But how do their challenges differ?