Sir Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister
Sir Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister
Tony Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Leading the Labour Party, he modernized it under the "New Labour" movement, shifting it toward the political center and embracing market-friendly policies while maintaining traditional social justice values. Under his leadership, the UK experienced economic growth, investment in public services, and constitutional reforms, including the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. His tenure also saw significant international engagement, notably in Kosovo and Sierra Leone, where the UK intervened militarily on humanitarian grounds.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes his first visit to Omagh
- Tuesday, 25 August 1998
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, accompanied by Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam, visited Omagh—devastated by a car bomb over a week ago—where he walked through the main shopping street, spoke with affected shopkeepers and residents, and prepared to recall Parliament next week to approve strict anti-terrorism laws allowing police testimony to jail suspected members of outlawed groups.
