The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

On the face of it, Tuesday has been another red letter day for intergenerational unfairness. New data from estate agency Savills finds that the over-50s now own more than three-quarters of the nation’s property wealth. At the same time, the man favoured to be the next prime minister has U-turned…

Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to both Tony Blair and David Cameron, who secured wins of more than 10% over their rival ruling party in local elections before they entered Downing Street

Polling expert Sir John Curtice said Tony Blair and David Cameron both secured local council vote share wins of more than 10% before becoming PM.

Keir Starmer needs to convert poll leads to council clean sweeps to show his party is on the road back to power

The public interest requires an open and scrupulous process to find the person best suited to perform an important role in our national life

The party would go “further than Blair on public services, further than the Tories in the private sector,” Sir Keir told said.

Leader pledges a radical, reforming Labour government with aid to first-time buyers and a revamp of tuition fees

The writer and director on a blockbuster biography of Jean Rhys, Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film and ​the car crash brilliance of​ ​US comedy Search Party

A costly court settlement, the firing of his kingmaker-in-chief, a messy divorce... and ‘Succession’: the tycoon is enduring a torrid year, writes Nick Hilton. Will it finally erode the power of his empire?

Paul O’Hara's quick action allowed Senator Mitchell to participate in events marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Attendees for today’s ceremony include world leaders, foreign dignitaries, and members of the public. Emma Loffhagen charts who has — and hasn’t — made the cut