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The Guardian - UK
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Blair gets the best, and worst, of both worlds

Tony Blair
Not the Mirror's man ... former prime minister Tony Blair. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Blair at Leveson, according to the Daily Mirror: "Tony Blair was the first senior politician in the Leveson inquiry dock and lambasted sections of the press with gusto. He defended Rupert Murdoch and his lieutenants, not suprisingly as Mr Blair has enjoyed overwhelmingly positive coverage of mogul's newspapers. The message was classic TB: The Press who didn't agree with him needs smacking down, while Mr Murdoch is a nice chap." Ouch. Now read this – Blair at Leveson, according to the Sun. "He praised the Sun for speaking up for ordinary Brits. He said his paper's willingness to shift its support to the party which best stands up for its readers makes it all the more important." Like Murdoch, Blair still has power to divide … let's call it a case of Blurdoch.

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