RETRO: Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital in May 2001 (IN PICTURES)

Tony Blair has taken aim at Keir Starmer – but some of his criticisms apply to New Labour too

It is rare for former prime ministers to engage in debates about public policy nearly 20 years after they left office. Other than the most general observations, they tend to avoid interventions. So, when Tony Blair offered 5,700 words of criticism directed at the party he led for 13 years, it was obviously significant. Much – though not all – of his analysis was manifestly aimed at Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Claims in Blair’s essay included St…

RETRO: Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital in May 2001 (IN PICTURES)

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been making headlines again, after penning a 5,600-word critique on the current Labour Government.

EP. 146 | The Blair Intervention

Tony Blair has waded into the political debate, claiming the Government lacks vision, leadership and a clear plan. Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting were quick to push back, but did their responses actually prove Blair's point?