Tony Blair (Anthony Charles Lynton Blair)

Ever cautious on pledging money Premier Tony Blair's government wants to push for more debt reduction mainly in Commonwealth countries but also in 'close to Commonwealth' countries such as Rwanda and now it seems Congo-Kinshasa...

' Tough very very toughAlthough Ikimi's interpretation of the Commonwealth decision was by far the most accurate on offer British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted the Commonwealth had taken 'very very tough action' on the Abacha government a regime his Foreign Secretary Robin Cook had described as 'among the most brutal in the world'...

Labour is not however without business friends with substantial interests in Nigeria: former British Petroleum chief executive Lord David Simon and head of British Airways Robert Ayling are both friends of Prime Minister Tony Blair...

Labour's election manifesto depicted a smiling Tony Blair with Nelson Mandela during the leader's visit to South Africa in October 1996...