Former politicians pay tribute after files show ‘Labour’s most successful leader’ was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia careMargaret Thatcher described him as “the most skilful of...
Read MoreEx-Labour leader initially planned to sell personal and political documents to Canadian university for £212,500The former UK prime minister Harold Wilson agreed to sell his archive of private papers to help fund his care,...
Read MoreTensions over Palestinian death toll have eerie parallels to western concerns about current Israeli operationsTony Blair’s government accused Israeli forces of acting more like the “Russian army than that of a...
Read MoreDocuments recording request from monarch to keep secret the will of a relative partly withdrawn from public viewStaff at Britain’s National Archives have censored documents that show how the late Queen Elizabeth II...
Read MoreArchives reveal confidential letters exchanged by prime minister and SDP leader that shed light on a Kremlin espionage rowA confidential exchange of letters, released after 30 years of government secrecy, between former prime...
Read MoreReport set out ‘radical measures’ to reduce numbers arriving, including setting up holding camps on Scottish island of MullSending asylum seekers to holding camps on the Scottish island of Mull and removing them to...
Read MoreGovernment papers released to National Archives show animosity between broadcaster and No 10 in early 2000sThe former No 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell suggested setting lawyers on the BBC, while Tony Blair was warned to...
Read MoreReclusive billionaire twins notorious for use of tax havens met then prime minister Tony Blair in 1999The reclusive super-rich twins Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, who became notorious for their use of tax havens to manage...
Read MoreNational Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright’s memoirsMargaret Thatcher was “utterly shattered” by the revelations in Spycatcher, the memoirs of the retired MI5...
Read MoreFormer prime minister had concerns about being seen to be too close to the Kosovo Liberation ArmyTony Blair was advised to work with militants in Kosovo, some of whom have subsequently been put on trial for war crimes, despite...
Read MoreNational Archives files show PM presented with shock resignation of incumbent less than month after failed Arnhem landingsAs well as directing Britain’s war effort, Winston Churchill had another seemingly crucial matter to...
Read MoreEnvoy urged No 10 to exploit opportunities presented by tycoon’s premiership while ‘holding our noses’, archives revealTony Blair sought to avoid unwelcome headlines suggesting he was “snuggling up”...
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The deal was met with long applause, cheering, whistling
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