Tony Blair's memoirs released

Tony Blair, up close and personal
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

The former PM said in a Guardian interview that he knew Gordon Brown would be a disaster as leader Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

Blair also defended the war in Iraq and New Labour's public service and welfare reform plans Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

Copies of Blair's memoirs on display at a Waterstone's store Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

A Waterstone's worker carries a pile of books Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Hot off the press, copies of Blair's 718-page autobiography Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Journalists interview a man who bought a copy of Blair's book Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Copies of the book labelled for collection by journalists at the offices of its publisher, Random House Photograph: Katie Collins/PA

Bookstore employees pose for the cameras Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Blair dominates the front pages of the day's national newspapers Photograph: Public Domain

Here he is on the cover of the Daily Mail ... Photograph: Public Domain

the Times ... Photograph: Public Domain

the Mirror ... Photograph: Public Domain

the Telegraph ... Photograph: Public Domain

... and the Independent Photograph: Public Domain