Tony Blair

Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant tie knot at star-studded ceremony: WATCH

Anant-Radhika wedding: The wedding was attended by key Bollywood figures, former UK PMs, senior Indian politicians and reality TV star Kim Kardashian

UK to go to polls today; 46.5 mn voters to decide Rishi Sunak's fate

The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as the UK goes to the polls on Thursday. Around 46.5 million Britons are eligible to vote in the election. The electorate votes for members of Parliament across 650 constituencies with 326 required for a majority in the first past the post system. Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst against the incumbent Tories after 14 years in power and has had to contend with trailing far behind 61-year-old Keir Starmer-led Labour Party throughout the six-week campaign. Both leaders wrapped up their poll pitches with contrasting messages Sunak urging voters not to hand a "supermajority" to tax-raising Labour and Starmer playing down the prospect of a landslide win for fear of a low turnout impacting the final outcome. On Thursday, around 40,000 polling booths open across the country at 7 am local time as voters turn out to mark a cross next to their chosen candidate on a paper ballot

EAM Jaishankar meets former British premier Blair, discusses bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met former British prime minister Tony Blair here and discussed bilateral ties, the West Asia situation and Africa. Jaishankar is on a five-day official visit to the UK with an aim to review various aspects of bilateral ties and give "new impetus to the friendly ties". "Nice to catch up with former UK PM Tony Blair this morning. Discussed our bilateral ties, the West Asia situation and Africa," Jaishankar said in a post on X. Blair served as British premier from 1997 to 2007 and as envoy for the Middle East Quartet comprising the UN, the US, the European Union, and Russia from 2007 to 2015. The Quartet, established to help mediate Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, has been largely inactive in recent years. According to Israeli media reports, Tel Aviv is seeking to appoint Blair as a humanitarian coordinator for the war-torn Gaza Strip. On Sunday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty hosted Jaishankar

Islamism 'first order security threat', warns UK ex-PM Tony Blair

Highlighting that the Taliban are part of the global movement of radical Islam, he pointed out that while the movement contains many different groups, they share the same basic ideology.

Change or Labour party will die, warns Tony Blair after UK election results

Outgoing Labour leader Corbyn has called for a period of reflection on Thursday's election defeat

EU leaders to give UK control over immigration to prevent Brexit: Blair

Former British PM says leaving the single market was a 'damaging position' shared by Labour party

Former British premier Tony Blair announces his return to politics

Blair will take active part in trying to shape the policy debate on Brexit

Britain's Tony Blair hints at political comeback

Blair still remains deeply unpopular among the people for his role in taking Britain into the 2003 Iraq war