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The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

Viral sensation Jackie Weaver announced for Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister

She joins a line-up of 12 candidates in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the world of politics.

The Independent UK

Ditch A-Levels and GCSEs for new qualification, Tony Blair think tank urges

‘Radical’ reform needed, says institute recommending system based on International Baccalaureate ‘principles’

The Independent UK

Scrap GCSEs and A-levels, says Tony Blair Institute in call for ‘radical reform’

TBI recommends English schools focus on aspects such as creativity and critical thinking to ready pupils for jobs in digital world

The Guardian - UK

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Scrap GCSEs and A-Levels and focus on new 'four Cs' says Tony Blair

The former Prime Minister has called for radical reform which would see "ridiculously high stake" exams replaced by a new qualification at 18

Daily Mirror

I’ve drifted left with age, not right. If only Labour would do the same

Hope is far too important to dismiss as youthful idealism. Faced with our current political reality, it’s the only option we have, says author Lynsey Hanley

The Guardian - UK

'Cause and no effect as Labour forgets lesson of last 30 years by getting tough on crime'

As Labour accuses the Tories of going 'soft' on crime, Keir Mudie worries it’s an indication of the direction the party is going to take

Daily Mirror

London 2012: what the Olympic Games' legacy of sustainability means for events today

This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…

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Liz Truss is a Gen-Xer like me. We shouldn’t be the ones in power right now

The relative global stability that I grew up with is long gone, yet one of my peers is carrying on like nothing has changed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Top Tory Suella Braverman attacks the UK's 'rights culture created by Tony Blair'

The Attorney General also used her Policy Exchange speech to detail the legal obligations schools had to trans pupils. She insists teachers do not have to allow trans pupils to switch their uniforms.

Daily Mirror

‘Hive of inactivity’: Boris Johnson under fire for approach to final weeks as PM

Leading author accuses Tory leader of going ‘missing in action’ as his premiership winds down

The Guardian - UK

10 things you may not know about Rishi Sunak

Ex-chancellor may want to be PM, but once had a different career path in mind, as our obscure facts reveal

The Guardian - UK

Half of British public say Tories don’t deserve re-election – poll

But many people are not convinced that Labour is ready for office.

The Independent UK

Sunak, Truss and the Bank of England are lying to you – the UK economy is weak and rigged

Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s tepid policies are alienating Labour’s core supporters

Letters: Labour may be sowing the seeds of its own destruction, writes Dr Peter Mangan, while Jacqueline Mackenzie says she has become politically homeless. Plus letters from John Bourn and Ted Shrecker

The Guardian - UK

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After the Lionesses it’s time to be bold and create real cultural change

The real challenge is not to identify the next generation of England women footballers – it is to reach the millions of girls who weren’t watching on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is right – for Labour to win power, it can’t wade in on every strike going

The party must focus on being elected, so the whole country can flourish. Picking a side in industrial disputes is a distraction, says John McTernan, director of political operations under Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK

Not radical enough? Starmer’s caution may yet carry Labour to power

Some of the party faithful are impatient for more, but they must keep their eyes fixed firmly on the prize, says Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist

The Independent UK

Political leaders and other dignitaries to gather for David Trimble’s funeral

The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner died last week following an illness.

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Christopher Meyer obituary

British ambassador to the US in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq who later served as chair of the Press Complaints Commission

The Independent UK

Tributes to UK’s ‘formidable diplomat’ Sir Christopher Meyer after death aged 78

He is reported to have suffered a stroke while on holiday with his wife Catherine in the French Alps.

Reuters

Former British envoy to US, Christopher Meyer, dies

(This July 29 story corrects cause of death in paragraph 7)

The Guardian - UK

Sir Christopher Meyer, former UK ambassador to US, dies at 78

Meyer was ambassador from 1997 to 2003 and previously press secretary to PM John Major

Daily Mirror

Ex-US ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer dies in the French Alps aged 78

Former UK Ambassador to the United States Sir Christopher Meyer has died at the age of 78, after suffering a stroke while on holiday with his wife in the French Alps

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh fund manager attacked ex-wife at £1m mansion during 'toxic break-up'

Leckie - who attended the capital’s exclusive Fettes College at the same time as former PM Tony Blair - also assaulted the woman by repeatedly poking her to the body on a separate occasion.

The Independent UK

Books of condolence open for tributes to ‘architect of peace’ Lord Trimble

Lord Trimble, who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize along with late SDLP leader John Hume, died on Monday following an illness.

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