Tony Blair: Secret Cash Oil Deal

Watchdog orders publication of former prime minister’s payment by oil firm that was kept secret for 20 months Tony Blair has received cash from a South Korean oil firm in a deal kept secret until the business appointments watchdog intervened, the Guardian has learned. After 20 months of secrecy, the former prime minister has now …

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Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation Six Figure Salaries

Senior staff running a faith charity set up by Tony Blair are being rewarded with salaries of up to £120,000. The salary details are included in the annual report and accounts lodged with Companies House last week.  The accounts show two members of staff earned between £110,000 and £120,000, another earned between £100,000 and £110,000 …

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Tony Blair, Rick Warren, to launch Faith Offensive across US

Former prime minister builds network of Christian allies as he prepares to launch a religious ‘offensive’ in North America Tony Blair is preparing to launch a “faith offensive” across the United States over the next year, after building up relationships with a network of influential religious leaders and faith organisations. With Afghanistan and Iraq casting …

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Civil servants told Tony Blair a Catholic could not be ambassador to Vatican

Former prime minister explains his role in allowing the first Catholic to serve as British envoy to the Holy See Tony Blair met Pope Benedict XVI in June 2006 after lifting a ban preventing Catholics serving as British ambassador to the Vatican. Tony Blair has given a fascinating interview to the BBC about two subjects …

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