It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive? | Zoe Williams

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfway

When Tony Blair came out this week to say current net zero policies were “doomed to fail”, there was s…

Climate experts and politicians round on Tony Blair for ‘wrong message’

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:55 UTC

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Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering

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Climate experts and politicians have criticised Tony…

Tony Blair risks sending absolutely wrong message, says climate expert

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 10:10 UTC

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Former PM also sparks Labour fury, with top MP accusing him of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform

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Tony Blair has come under criticism from climate experts a…

Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticism

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 09:35 UTC

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Former PM Sir Tony Blair says limiting fossil fuels is "doomed to fail" and a new approach is needed.

Labour Civil war over Net Zero as Tony Blair attacks 'irrational' green power push championed by Ed Miliband - and is accused of having 'public tantrum'

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 08:55 UTC

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In a thinly veiled swipe at the Energy Secretary, the former Labour prime minister said Western political leaders fear admitting that the current approach 'isn't working'.

Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 17:20 UTC

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Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture

Tony Blair has called for the government to change course on climate, suggesting a str…

Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 12:55 UTC

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‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PM

Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.

Keir St…

Angela Rayner 'repeatedly threatened to resign from the Cabinet over the 'impossible' target of building 1.5 million homes in the next five years' - and was reportedly only talked out of it by a call from Tony Blair

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 02:05 UTC

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Lord Ashcroft writes in Red Flag it was only a call from Tony Blair that prevented the Deputy Prime Minister from quitting.

More than 40 Labour MPs call for ministers to bring in 'digital ID' for ALL Brits to get a grip on illegal immigration and boost the economy

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 11:20 UTC

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More than 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for speedier cross-government work on a modern equivalent of ID cards, a system proposed by Tony Blair when he was PM.

More than 40 Labour MPs call for ministers to bring in 'digital ID' for ALL Brits to get a grip on illegal immigration and boost the economy

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 09:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

More than 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for speedier cross-government work on a modern equivalent of ID cards, a system proposed by Tony Blair when he was PM.