Archives reveal options considered by Tony Blair’s government for dealing with Zimbabwean dictator in 2004The Foreign Office cautioned against UK military intervention to overthrow the former Zimbabwean president Robert...
Read MoreThen PM wrote on note from aide in 2005 that case ‘must not’ be dealt with in civil court, archives revealTony Blair put pressure on officials to ensure that British soldiers accused of beating an Iraqi man to death...
Read MoreFormer PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warnedTony...
Read MoreTony Blair was told that tensions with his then chancellor would need to be carefully managed, files reveal‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speechPeter Mandelson warned Tony...
Read MoreArchives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP’s inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremonyTony Blair’s government altered the rules on party leaders laying wreaths at the Cenotaph to keep unionists onboard...
Read MoreRepresentatives led by Patrick Dodson met Queen but memo reveals PM advised to plead ‘diary problems’Tony Blair’s government was privately lobbied by Australia not to meet representatives of Indigenous...
Read MoreNational archives show officials worried about ‘public perception’ of discounts up to 60% for then-PM – scrutiny also faced by StarmersTony and Cherie Blair were advised by senior officials to pay back...
Read MoreA new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporterSecret surveillance of Britain’s notorious double agent, Kim...
Read MoreFiles deemed sensitive in 144-page manual include those dealing with royal family, the Gurkhas – and UFOsThe Ministry of Defence has revealed its blueprint for censoring official documents under legislation to make...
Read MoreA senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents revealTony Blair’s advisers privately questioned if the US had “proper political control”...
Read MoreCabinet was split over east European countries joining in 2004, with some ‘extremely concerned’ by its implicationsSenior figures in Tony Blair’s government, including John Prescott and Jack Straw, urged the...
Read MoreBiographer says government departments give contradictory refusals to requests and accuses them of ‘cover up’Researchers have called for greater transparency from the Foreign Office over the files it holds on the...
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