tldrdailynews.com logo
Tag

Tony Blair

All articles tagged with #tony blair

Skydance Names Powell Jobs, Kotick, and Blair to New Board
business7 days ago

Skydance Names Powell Jobs, Kotick, and Blair to New Board

The newly formed media company Skydance has appointed Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as independent directors, with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joining as a board advisor. The appointments follow the official closure of the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, which was renamed Skydance. David Ellison, the chairman and CEO, stated that these additions bring fresh perspectives and experience to help build the combined entity into a major industry player.

via Deadline|
#bobby-kotick#business#david-ellison
Blair Institute urges UK to pursue EU re-entry within decade, contingent on Brussels reforms
politics19 days ago

Blair Institute urges UK to pursue EU re-entry within decade, contingent on Brussels reforms

The Tony Blair Institute has published a report urging the UK government to pursue rejoining a reformed European Union within the next decade. The proposal suggests using potential re-entry as leverage to accelerate EU market and regulatory reforms, particularly in energy and technology. While Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed personal support for eventual re-entry, he has declined to commit to the issue in the upcoming election manifesto, citing electoral risks in areas where Reform UK has gained support.

via The Guardian|
#andy-burnham#brexit#european-union
Blair's Radical-Centre Push Tests a Divided Labour
politics4 months ago

Blair's Radical-Centre Push Tests a Divided Labour

Tony Blair urges Labour to anchor itself in a 'radical centre' with delivery-focused governance, in a detailed essay and BBC interview that prompts debate inside the party about leadership and policy. While some MPs welcome sharper ideas, many Labour figures dispute his diagnosis and fear his approach could deepen divisions as leadership contests loom, with debates over pensions, taxes, net-zero and inequality.

via BBC|
#inequality#labour-leadership#labour-party
Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Revealed, Blending Diplomats and Executives
world8 months ago

Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Revealed, Blending Diplomats and Executives

The White House released the founding executive board for Gaza's temporary governance and reconstruction, naming Tony Blair (the only non‑U.S. citizen), Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marc Rowan, Ajay Banga, Robert Gabriel, and Nickolay Mladenov. Mladenov will lead the on‑the‑ground Palestinian committee (NCAG) for daily governance, while Ali Shaath heads the NCAG. The board will oversee portfolios deemed critical to stabilizing Gaza, but specific priorities remain unclear, and no women have been announced for the board.

via BBC|
#board-of-peace#gaza#jared-kushner
Blair and Rubio Among Founders on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace
world9 months ago

Blair and Rubio Among Founders on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace

The White House unveiled a Gaza "Board of Peace" as part of a 20-point plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, naming Tony Blair and Marco Rubio among its founding members alongside Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff; the board is to oversee Gaza’s governance and reconstruction with more members to be added, while a separate Palestinian technocratic committee and on-the-ground coordination are also being formed.

via BBC|
#gaza#marco-rubio#peace-plan
Trump forms Gaza 'board of peace' with Blair, Kushner and Rubio to steer reconstruction
world9 months ago

Trump forms Gaza 'board of peace' with Blair, Kushner and Rubio to steer reconstruction

Trump creates a seven‑member Gaza ‘board of peace’ to guide governance, reconstruction and funding, naming Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, and Marco Rubio among others, with Blair’s appointment noted as potentially controversial. The board’s portfolios cover governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction and capital mobilization as part of phase two of a US‑brokered plan, alongside a Palestinian technocratic committee and an International Stabilisation Force to secure the territory amid ongoing aid shortages and violence after the ceasefire.

via The Guardian|
#gaza#jared-kushner#peace-plan
Starmer weighs role on Trump-backed Gaza peace board
world9 months ago

Starmer weighs role on Trump-backed Gaza peace board

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing whether to join Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Board, a White House plan to govern and reconstruct Gaza; no formal invitation has been received and a decision has not been made. Tony Blair is expected to join a separate executive board. UK officials have asked the US State Department for clarity on the board’s role, while Trump says the board will include major leaders and there is international interest; Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK supports the plan but would not comment on Starmer’s involvement.

via BBC|
#board-of-peace#donald-trump#gaza
Hamas Rejects Tony Blair's Role in Gaza Peace Efforts
world1 year ago

Hamas Rejects Tony Blair's Role in Gaza Peace Efforts

Hamas has stated that Tony Blair is not welcome in Gaza's governance following a ceasefire, citing his past involvement in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun, with international mediators, including the US, involved in the peace process, but Blair's potential role has been rejected by Hamas. The situation remains tense with ongoing military actions despite the ceasefire.

via Middle East Eye|
#ceasefire#gaza#hamas
Tony Blair's Meeting with Jeffrey Epstein During Premiership
politics1 year ago

Tony Blair's Meeting with Jeffrey Epstein During Premiership

While serving as UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in 2002 at Downing Street, facilitated by Lord Mandelson, with discussions reportedly about politics, science, and international markets; the meeting occurred before Epstein's criminal convictions were known, and Blair's office states the meeting lasted less than 30 minutes and involved no subsequent engagement.

via BBC|
#downing-street#jeffrey-epstein#political-meetings