Updated: 6 Jan 2021, 8:57
TONY Blair was the youngest Prime Minister in a century when he swept to victory at the dawn of the Cool Britannia era.
The former PM has since become known as an arch-remoaner and the divisive ex-Labour leader is still an active voice in UK politics.
3 Tony Blair served as Prime Minister for ten years after sweeping to victory in 1997Credit: PA:Press Association
What is Tony Blair s background?
Mr Blair went to Fettes public school in Edinburgh with dreams of becoming a rock music producer.
However, he chose to study law at Oxford, then trained as a barrister.
27 Dec 2020, 22:30
BRITAIN’S homegrown vaccine was hailed as “the winning formula” today by the Oxford/AstraZeneca team behind it.
The good news comes as the Government says it has set a target of two million people to be jabbed by the middle of January and hopes 15million will be immune by March.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak said he had spent billions to ensure a smooth vaccine rolloutCredit: PA:Press Association
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Regulators are poised to give the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine the go-ahead within daysCredit: AFP or licensors
Regulators are poised to give the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine the go-ahead within days raising hopes of a faster return to a normal life.
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Updated: 27 Dec 2020, 21:34
MEGHAN and Harry have revealed the issues they will tackle in their podcasts after moving to seek copyright protection from their new entertainment empire.
They’ve just signed a money-spinning deal with streaming giant Spotify and eight days ago filed documents with the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect Archewell Audio.
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Meghan and Harry say they will tackle issues such as gender equality in their podcastsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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The couple lodged documents to prevent others cashing in on the name.
US copyright attorneys are already looking over papers from the couple asking for exclusive rights to their charity Archewell and Archewell Foundation.
EU ambassadors unanimously approve Brexit trade deal with UK as MPs to vote on agreement this week
Updated: 29 Dec 2020, 1:21
EU ambassadors have today approved the Brexit trade deal with the UK, ahead of the MPs vote.
The deal, hammered out on Christmas Eve ahead of implementation on January 1, has been given another green light with the unanimous approval.
Follow our UK politics live blog for the very latest news and updates.
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Boris Johnson told the nation a deal had been secured with Brussels last weekCredit: PA:Press Association
It comes as MPs in Britain are preparing to vote on the deal in a special sitting of Parliament on Wednesday.