Critical biography sees MBZ leading among Tony Blair’s financial backers


Issue 1014 - 06 May 2016 | 2 minute read

Investigative journalist Tom Bower’s much-anticipated biography of former UK prime minister Tony Blair does not pull its punches, even if some fail to strike home. Tracing Blair’s lucrative career since leaving 10 Downing Street – still a subject of fascination in the UK, where his role in the Iraq invasion remains a hot topic – Bower reports on the former PM’s sometimes inter-linked business, charitable and political dealings. The global cast of characters includes everyone from JP Morgan (whose interests he promoted with late Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi in 2008) to Central Asian despots and corrupt Korean companies.

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