Blair institute for global change working with over a0 countries, the former prime minister is still searching for answers to the great challenges of our time. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious of the fact, first of all, i d never been a minister, let alone a prime minister, and secondly, there is an awesome sense of responsibility. So you realise you re going to be taking decisions, you know you re on the start of a journey, you know the journey is going to be really difficult, you know there s going to be a whole lot of events and circumstances you can t predict. And you re acutely conscious of the fact that there is
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice