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Former British envoy to US, Christopher Meyer, dies

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

Reuters

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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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.

Edinburgh Live

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.

The Independent UK

What's next for Boris Johnson as PM said to be plotting route back to No10

The PM is likely to be a thorn in the side of whoever succeeds him, former Tory leader William Hague has warned, and those who know him suggest he is already plotting a route back to No10

Daily Mirror

Tributes paid to Northern Ireland peacemaker David Trimble

David Trimble helped end decades of violence in Northern Ireland by shunning his hardline unionist past and negotiating with a former foe in pursuit of a goal they both shared: Peace

The Independent UK

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Lord Trimble obituary

Unionist politician who was one of the architects of the Good Friday agreement and served as the first minister of Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Bill Clinton hails David Trimble for helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland

"A leader of courage, vision, and principle whose lifetime of service helped bring peace to Northern Ireland"

Belfast Live

Bill Clinton leads tributes to David Trimble for helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland

The 77-year-old peer and ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, who has died following an illness, was one of the principal architects of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

Irish Mirror

Bill Clinton hails Lord Trimble for helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland

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

The Independent UK

Lord Trimble – Good Friday Agreement architect and former UUP leader – dies

Leaders past and present pay tribute to man who 'chose to grasp the opportunity for peace when it presented itself and sought to end the decades of violence that blighted his beloved Northern Ireland'

Wales Online

Tributes pour in for Good Friday Agreement architect David Trimble

The 77-year-old former Stormont first minister died on Monday evening following an illness.

The Independent UK

David Trimble: Leading figures across the peace process era and political divide pay tribute

“He will forever be associated with the leadership he demonstrated in the negotiations that led up to the 1998 Agreement"

Belfast Live

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The Independent UK

David Trimble’s journey from hardliner to first minister

The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has died at the age of 77.

The Guardian - UK

London 2012, 10 years on: wrestling with a sporting legacy built on false assumptions

Ten years on from the flag-draped fever dream of Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony and the golden night of Saturday 4 August, what have we got left from London 2012?

The Conversation

Boris Johnson says his time as UK PM was 'mission largely accomplished'. How does that actually stack up?

Boris Johnson has declared his time as United Kingdom prime minister was “mission largely accomplished”. How does that self-diagnosed legacy stack up?

Liverpool Echo

Loose Women Carol McGiffin's political comments slammed by viewers

Linda Robson also voiced her support on the controversial opinion

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The Guardian - UK

Why Fulham’s ticket policy is more craven than the cottage itself

In today’s Fiver: Fulham’s ticket prices, the Euros firing line and much more

Daily Record

Labour advisor Alastair Campbell wanted Celtic and Rangers to play match 'wearing each other's jerseys'

Alastair Campbell raised the bizarre Old Firm match idea with then prime minister Tony Blair in 1998.

Daily Mirror

Tony Blair was sick of PMQs and complained it was the 'worst forum' for him

Newly-released archive files show the Labour Prime Minister rejected a bid to have a 'fresh approach' with more witty one-liners and put-downs from Alastair Campbell

The Conversation

Conservative leadership election: how the hopefuls stack up against former prime ministers in terms of experience

It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,…

The Guardian - UK

Blair urged Kuwait to buy UK artillery as Gulf war payback, papers show

Notes from late 1990s show UK government believed it was due contract in recognition of defence of Kuwait

Wales Online

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

Attempts to tackle immigration partly thwarted by protocol

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair was warned repeal of anti-gay section 28 might harm election chances

Archives reveal David Blunkett voiced concerns about overturning ban on ‘promotion’ of homosexuality

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