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Nov 2022
37m 51s

Tony Blair on Qatar, Starmer and kissing...

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Sir Tony Blair speaks exclusively with The News Agents.

He has words that may surprise Matt Hancock and Liz Truss, and a gentle message for Keir Starmer to go further.

He talks about gesture politics over the banning of Qatar state advertising - and he tells us he thinks he's kissed at least one Tory.

Watch the full interview with Tony Blair exclusively on Global Player.

https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSYUgsZkC/?category=the-news-agents/

Video: Will Gibson-Smith

Social Media: Georgia Foxwell

Production: Sophie Snelling & Gabriel Radus

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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