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COMMENT: Those who’ve never forgiven Tony Blair for the Iraq war were horrified to discover the US president has sought his counsel on Gaza’s future. Enough of such childish spite, says Sean O'Grady – the former PM is an ideally qualified adviser...

Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared Kushner

Trump has previously suggested an American takeover of Gaza that would see the Palestinian population forcibly relocated

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local democracy in London. A city-wide referendum had just firmly endorsed New Labour’s plan to give London a mayor. Though only a third of the electorate turned out, 72% of them were in favour – much…

Jonathon Porritt, an eminent environmentalist, speaks to Al Jazeera after his arrest over supporting Palestine Action.

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on the Epping asylum hotel ruling. While some see it as long-overdue recognition of local concerns, others warned it rewards unrest and leaves asylum seekers in limbo

COMMENT: He may have helped to persuade Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine, but for all his energy devoted to foreign policy, the PM has gained no credit for it at home, writes John Rentoul