My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong allian...
TONY BLAIR My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faith...
TONY BLAIR Ask me my three priorities for Government, and I tell you: education, education and education.
TONY BLAIR I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.
TONY BLAIR By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. Bu...
TONY BLAIR Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.
TONY BLAIR The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets...
TONY BLAIR It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that ...
TONY BLAIR In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Mini...
TONY BLAIR Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm mor...
TONY BLAIR In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that m...
TONY BLAIR Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, n...
TONY BLAIR Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.
TONY BLAIR However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficu...
TONY BLAIR Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by...
TONY BLAIR In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next ...
TONY BLAIR I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a p...
TONY BLAIR I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.
TONY BLAIR Values unrelated to modern reality are not just electorally hopeless, the values themselves become d...
TONY BLAIR A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the hand of history upon our should...
TONY BLAIR The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
TONY BLAIR I just want to say this. I want to say it gently but I want to say it firmly: There is a tendency fo...
TONY BLAIR Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives w...
TONY BLAIR There was no real disagreement as to subsistence, ... It was essential that the treaty be upheld in ...
TONY BLAIR I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear.
TONY BLAIR Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of governm...
TONY BLAIR The threat today is not that of the 1930s. It's not big powers going to war with each other. The...
TONY BLAIR completely and totally unacceptable.
TONY BLAIR Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of governm...
TONY BLAIR desperate last throw of the dice.
TONY BLAIR Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.
TONY BLAIR I have long believed this interdependence defines the new world we live in.
TONY BLAIR The results of these two days is to cement a new modern relationship between India and the United Ki...
TONY BLAIR What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.
TONY BLAIR I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the count...
TONY BLAIR When a terrible terrorist attack happens ... the response has got to be let's see it through, not le...
TONY BLAIR Though there may be pockets of resistance, the idea that this is some kind of tactical retreat is ju...
TONY BLAIR We have to make sure he (Milosevic) is withdrawing from a position where he is able to commit these ...
TONY BLAIR But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confi...
TONY BLAIR You only require two things in life: your sanity and your wife.
TONY BLAIR The jolt that Tony Blair received 35,000ft above the Pacific Ocean was not normal turbulence.
TONY BLAIR Climate change is, in my view, long term, the single biggest issue that we face,
TONY BLAIR fundamental civil liberty of this country to protection from terrorism.
TONY BLAIR For all the resentment of America, remember -- the basic values of America are our values too -- Bri...
TONY BLAIR [Blair turned up the pressure at the recent G8 Summit held in Gleneagles, Scotland. Overshadowed by ...
TONY BLAIR [She once said she wanted to be a sort of ambassador,] a queen of people's hearts, ... she earns a l...
TONY BLAIR Genetic modification has many different areas, for example in medicine, and Britain is at the leadin...
TONY BLAIR My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious...
TONY BLAIR The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for.
TONY BLAIR Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
TONY BLAIR He is a serial breaker of promises,
TONY BLAIR I have just dealt with one myth, that this is about Christians versus Muslims -- it isn't -- nor is ...
TONY BLAIR Vote Blair, get Brown.
TONY BLAIR There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern ...
TONY BLAIR I hope people in Northern Ireland turn away from those voices that are simply always going to say no...
TONY BLAIR Yet here we are for all the difficulties in Northern Ireland able to point back to real improvements...
TONY BLAIR This year, 2006, is a very decisive year for Northern Ireland.
TONY BLAIR We have never come this far before. We've never been this close to a lasting settlement in Northern ...
TONY BLAIR She transformed the politics not just of Northern Ireland itself, but crucially of relations between...
TONY BLAIR I say to you in all frankness, this is the only way forward for Northern Ireland, ... I ask all of y...
TONY BLAIR We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland.
TONY BLAIR The prime minister's view is that we need to look at all the options and everybody knows that is wha...
TONY BLAIR thugs on the run.
TONY BLAIR The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its e...
TONY BLAIR Unless there is a recommendation that comes forward from our military commanders that they require m...
TONY BLAIR In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of...
TONY BLAIR a moment of the utmost gravity.
TONY BLAIR Everybody is concerned about what is happening, ... You should never be complacent about these thing...
TONY BLAIR We have seen what the so-called new evidence is and we think we can answer every point,
TONY BLAIR I think it should be given a reasonable burial,
TONY BLAIR The IRA statement yesterday frankly defies any description. It was an extraordinary thing to say.
TONY BLAIR military planning is well under way in NATO, with the full support of EU member states, in case dipl...
TONY BLAIR I think all of our experience with (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein teaches us that diplomacy has ve...
TONY BLAIR What it warned of was this: it's very important that we don't replace one dictator, Saddam Hussein, ...
TONY BLAIR It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fail...
TONY BLAIR I believe that this meeting, its ambiance, its friendship, its sense of partnership has created thos...
TONY BLAIR hold out the hand of partnership and friendship to a democratic Serbia and welcome her into the fami...
TONY BLAIR targeted and measured response to the dramatic increase in attacks on coalition aircraft in January.
TONY BLAIR Why is it you remain so wedded to this proposal for 90 days? ... Surely it's wrong ... surely you ar...
TONY BLAIR The case for ensuring Iraqi disarmament is overwhelming.
TONY BLAIR I abhor Saddam's regime, but the basis has to be disarmament.
TONY BLAIR it would make a big difference politically and legally if Saddam refused to allow in the U.N. inspec...
TONY BLAIR I somehow feel we're not being entirely persuasive in certain quarters,
TONY BLAIR We believe you can achieve much more through persuasion and by encouraging China to open up to the o...
TONY BLAIR cement the new modern relationship between Britain and India.
TONY BLAIR We are not going to deal with this problem, with the roots as deep as they are, until we confront th...
TONY BLAIR Not a single shred of evidence was presented to his inquiry that would have justified an alternative...
TONY BLAIR He has a great background and he knows what to do. He's new, refreshing and definitely isn't Tony Bl...
TONY BLAIR vile and vicious sectarian murderers.
TONY BLAIR We have to be vigilant and get out and get after them and make sure we deal with this issue,
TONY BLAIR We can make it happen but it does require a real sense of goodwill and a real sense of urgency and, ...
TONY BLAIR Without wealth creation and wealth generation, there cannot be a proper financing of the system of s...
TONY BLAIR We want to express our sympathy and our solidarity and give our prayers and thoughts to the people w...
TONY BLAIR This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and de...
TONY BLAIR There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it o...
TONY BLAIR Understand the causes of terror? Yes, we should try, but let there be no moral ambiguity about this:...
TONY BLAIR I don't know Le Pen, but I find his policies repellent,
TONY BLAIR No responsible leader can turn their back on Africa
TONY BLAIR I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
TONY BLAIR The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
TONY BLAIR At that point we close the chapter or we close the book.
TONY BLAIR One of the most respected people of our times. Sense of duty and service ... extraordinary grace and...
TONY BLAIR Nine days of headlines should not obscure nine years of achievements. When you are in government you...
TONY BLAIR September 11 is no less appalling today than it was then, on September 11. Our determination is no l...
TONY BLAIR limited but solid achievement.
TONY BLAIR Both China and the EU have a shared interest in a deeper and broader partnership on the range of glo...
TONY BLAIR It should be possible at Hong Kong to set a deadline of 2010, ... There is an enormous amount at sta...
TONY BLAIR This party will, ultimately, be judged on its ability to deliver on its promise.
TONY BLAIR We are aware of the tape, we will consider it as part of our ongoing investigation,
TONY BLAIR Princess Margaret had it. Before she was ill she did an enormous amount of public service, of charit...
TONY BLAIR We hope that this move, along with other efforts being made at international level, will help bring ...
TONY BLAIR I just want to tell you why I am so passionate about this bid,
TONY BLAIR The whole of this country feels for the people of the Gulf Coast of America who have been afflicted ...
TONY BLAIR Coming to Britain is not a right,
TONY BLAIR He was a man of outstanding talent.
TONY BLAIR The Iraqis have succeeded in drafting this constitution despite the action of terrorists who are try...
TONY BLAIR We have given the parties some time to reflect. We will come back on Friday,
TONY BLAIR We are two countries that have undergone a lot of change,
TONY BLAIR The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially n...
TONY BLAIR If there is one thing Britain should learn from the last 50 years, it is this: Europe can only get m...
TONY BLAIR We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of ...
TONY BLAIR Once she [his wife] goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.
TONY BLAIR Education, education, education (well-known mantra)
TONY BLAIR China is a major priority for Britain. We've got to engage with China on a broad agenda -- because C...
TONY BLAIR He wasn't just a great musician and artist, but he did an immense amount for charity as well,
TONY BLAIR It's particularly barbaric that this has happened
TONY BLAIR Our new world rests on order. The danger is disorder. And in today's world, it can now spread li...
TONY BLAIR These sentiments are completely and totally unacceptable, ... I felt a real sense of revulsion at th...
TONY BLAIR feature very greatly in my talks with President Clinton.
TONY BLAIR not only disregards the millions of people in Iraq and Afghanistan , but he does not care about you ...
TONY BLAIR we are absolutely at one on this: The answer to what is happening is to intensify the attacks.
TONY BLAIR We hold absolutely to the 30th of June timetable,
TONY BLAIR Our response to this should not be to run away and hide...but on the contrary--to hold firm,
TONY BLAIR When people talk about the links between Iraq, Afghanistan or Palestine and what has happened, yes i...
TONY BLAIR We discuss issues very frankly between us, whether it is to do with human rights or democracy. For e...
TONY BLAIR His WMD program is active, detailed and growing. The policy of containment is not working,
TONY BLAIR We're not going to negotiate some new treaty on climate change ... What this is about is seeing whet...
TONY BLAIR I don't think we should have some arbitrary timetable ... You give it as long as it takes to come to...
TONY BLAIR This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today
TONY BLAIR It's got to be absolutely clear that people who are going to serve in the government of Northern Ire...
TONY BLAIR It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on t...
TONY BLAIR a step of unparalleled magnitude in the recent history of Northern Ireland.
TONY BLAIR Some say that because of our concerns about Chechnya, we should keep some distance from Moscow,
TONY BLAIR The state of Africa is a scar on the conscience of the world, but if the world as a community focuse...
TONY BLAIR Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of Un...
TONY BLAIR If Saddam Hussein is not prepared to disarm himself voluntarily, ... then we have no option but to d...
TONY BLAIR I think the union has come out of this strengthened, not weakened,
TONY BLAIR for obvious reasons, the mood now is different.
TONY BLAIR The attacks bear all the hallmarks of bin Laden
TONY BLAIR Religious values can be warped or perverted but when people are true to its real value religious fai...
TONY BLAIR I think there is a proper sense of moral outrage at what Milosevic has done that we should not shy a...
TONY BLAIR I accept there is an issue which we have to confront.
TONY BLAIR Particularly with the shock of knowing that those that have perpetrated this were actually born and ...
TONY BLAIR The idea will be to have a broad-based government and then next year, to move to a new constitution,...
TONY BLAIR I find it really odd that we're having to make the case that this is an issue when virtually every w...
TONY BLAIR a very strong and clear declaration of our support and solidarity for the United States and secondly...
TONY BLAIR I hope that in the next few days we demonstrate as a world our complete solidarity in this fight whi...
TONY BLAIR The president set out very clearly a way forward on the Middle East process. There is a renewed sens...
TONY BLAIR In the last week, we have learned that since the 7th of July two further terrorist plots have been p...
TONY BLAIR September 11 did not create the threat Saddam posed. But it altered crucially the balance of risk as...
TONY BLAIR I don't agree with that.
TONY BLAIR This is too much like hard work.
TONY BLAIR I have to say that I, for the reasons the police have given, have found their (the police's) request...
TONY BLAIR I endorse entirely his (Chirac's) congratulation ... It is well deserved and very important, and sho...
TONY BLAIR There is a reason why Iran and Syria do their best to destabilize the situation in Iraq because they...
TONY BLAIR Blair's blackest day
TONY BLAIR Both conversations covered the range of issues following from Saddam Hussein's continued violation o...
TONY BLAIR I think opinion does believe that Saddam's a bad man, that he's a threat, but I think the question t...
TONY BLAIR It's perfectly possible to get an agreement, but the goodwill's got to exist in the locality, and th...
TONY BLAIR The declaration also outlines specific areas of U.K.-French military cooperation such as shared use ...
TONY BLAIR He has steered his country through a most difficult and painful transition ... We now look forward t...
TONY BLAIR So, that's what's important, whether it's with Gerry Adams or with the Loyalist people I met, or wit...
TONY BLAIR We have a confidence-building measure of very great significance, and we have a decommissioning proc...
TONY BLAIR Successive British governments have sought final and complete decommissioning by the IRA for over 10...
TONY BLAIR This is going to be discussed and decided upon by the UN Security Council. That is a very important ...
TONY BLAIR Instead of wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on compulsory ID cards... let that money provide t...
TONY BLAIR We've got a court case about the application ... and it wouldn't be appropriate or right for me to m...
TONY BLAIR We have today set up the framework beginning with the recall of assembly on 15th May and running up ...
TONY BLAIR I obviously need to get to the gym.
TONY BLAIR The circumstances of our national security have now self-evidently changed,
TONY BLAIR The strategic partnership between China and the EU is of immense importance, not just in terms of tr...
TONY BLAIR We are keen to encourage this,
TONY BLAIR The way to stop the innocent dying is not to retreat, to withdraw, to hand these (Iraqi) people over...
TONY BLAIR Robin was an outstanding, extraordinary talent - brilliant, incisive in debate, of incredible skill ...
TONY BLAIR Though we disagreed over Iraq, I always respected the way in which he put his case,
TONY BLAIR Yet behind that extraordinary front presented to the world was one of the shrewdest political minds ...
TONY BLAIR I remember the early meetings leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and the slightly bemused aston...
TONY BLAIR I am not asking anyone to surrender. I am asking everyone to declare the victory of peace.
TONY BLAIR As I said to the President yesterday, this country will stand ready to help in any way that we can,
TONY BLAIR I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parli...
TONY BLAIR The thing that people understand about the royal family is the sense of service that they have,
TONY BLAIR This is not in any way whatsoever aimed at the decent, law-abiding Muslim community of Britain,
TONY BLAIR We are angry. We are angry about extremism and about what they are doing to our country, angry about...
TONY BLAIR rules of the game are changing.
TONY BLAIR Not one inch should we give to these people ... We shouldn't even allow them a vestige of an excuse ...
TONY BLAIR Such action in the past has been controversial, ... Each tightening of the law has met fierce opposi...
TONY BLAIR extend the hand of friendship.
TONY BLAIR whatever disagreements there have been about the wisdom of our action in Iraq.
TONY BLAIR All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a dece...
TONY BLAIR I've never said that those people who are engaged in extremism won't use Iraq as a way to recruit or...
TONY BLAIR