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    1. asks Cameron to give Gaddafi safe haven,
      1
      ;
    2. Kuwaiti government starts to finance,
      1
      ;
    3. some clients start to query his advice,
      1
      ;
    4. bid to become president of EU,
      1
      ;
    5. second appearance before Chilcot inquiry,
      1
      ;
    6. ever closer relationship with Murdoch,
      1
      ;
    7. advises Brooks on phone-hacking scandal,
      1
      ;
    8. possible affair with Deng,
      1
      ;
    9. Murdoch divorces Deng, partly on grounds of her relationship with TB,
      1
      ;
    10. waning influence internationally,
      1
      ;
    11. Quartet employment ends,
      1
      ;
    12. awards from Save the Children and
      GQ
      ,
      1
      ;
    13. trustworthiness assessed,
      1
    14. GENERAL:
      attitude to the market,
      1
      ;
    15. attitude to rural affairs,
      1
      ;
    16. author’s meeting with,
      1
      ;
    17. belief in power of legislation,
      1
      ;
    18. books about,
      1
      ;
    19. British popular attitude,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    20. children’s education,
      1
      ;
    21. fascination with wealthy businessmen,
      1
      ;
    22. influences on,
      1
      ;
    23. as judge of character,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    24. lack of historical knowledge,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    25. lack of knowledge about Islam,
      1
      ;
    26. lack of understanding of political success,
      1
      ;
    27. leadership skills,
      1
      ;
    28. leisurewear,
      1
      ;
    29. love of trappings of office,
      1
      ;
    30. loyalty,
      1
      ;
    31. personal kindnesses,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    32. relationship with CB,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    33. and religion,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ;
    34. Tory rather than Labour?,
      1
      ;
    35. trustworthiness,
      1
      ;
    36. unworldliness,
      1
  2. Blears, Hazel,
    1
  3. Blix, Hans,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  4. Blunkett, David: and education policy,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ;
    1. and immigration policy,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ,
      6
      ;
    2. on Roche,
      1
      ;
    3. replaces Straw at Home Office,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    4. Woodhead on,
      1
      ;
    5. and Iraq war,
      1
      ;
    6. blames civil service for lack of improvement in NHS,
      1
      ;
    7. on Barber’s tests,
      1
      ;
    8. tackles TB over tenor of his leadership,
      1
      ;
    9. and
      Sunday Times
      exposé,
      1
      ;
    10. on TB’s struggle to survive,
      1
      ;
    11. resigns over nanny’s visa,
      1
      ;
    12. support for TB in run-up to 2005 election,
      1
      ;
    13. second resignation,
      1
      ;
    14. on Reid,
      1
  5. BMA
    see
    British Medical Association
  6. Boateng, Paul,
    1
  7. Boer, Wiebe,
    1
  8. Boko Haram,
    1
  9. Booth, Cherie
    see
    Blair, Cherie
  10. Booth, Tony,
    1
  11. Bosnia,
    1
    ,
    2
  12. Bowen, Desmond,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  13. Bower, Cynthia,
    1
  14. Boyce, Admiral Mike: takes over as chief of defence staff,
    1
    ;
    1. attitude to Hoon and Tebbit,
      1
      ;
    2. tries to get more money for MoD,
      1
      ;
    3. warns about dangers of ‘war on terror’,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    4. TB keeps Iraq discussions secret from,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    5. and Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ,
      6
      ;
    6. tries to get more military funding,
      1
      ;
    7. continued negativity about Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    8. and first JIC dossier,
      1
      ;
    9. Hoon and TB try to sack,
      1
      ;
    10. addresses Cabinet re. extent of UK involvement in Iraq invasion,
      1
      ;
    11. protests again about lack of military funding,
      1
      ;
    12. pressurises TB to authorise proper war preparations,
      1
      ;
    13. briefs TB and presses him for decisiveness,
      1
      ;
    14. warns about lack of post-war planning,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    15. demands assurance war would be legal,
      1
      ;
    16. and war briefings,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    17. announces war officially over,
      1
      ;
    18. on Short and aid work in Iraq,
      1
  15. Boys-Smith, Stephen: Straw urges to do better with asylum-seekers,
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
    1. meets with TB to discuss asylum-seekers,
      1
      ;
    2. works with Roche,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    3. on Straw,
      1
      ;
    4. welcomes tolerant immigration policy,
      1
      ;
    5. grants Somalians exceptional leave to remain,
      1
      ;
    6. on New Labour immigration policy,
      1
      ;
    7. improves decision-making process,
      1
      ;
    8. relationship with Blunkett,
      1
      ;
    9. on benefit voucher system,
      1
      ;
    10. replaced by Jeffrey,
      1
      ;
    11. on second Iraq dossier,
      1
      ;
    12. work in Northern Ireland,
      1
  16. BP,
    1
    ,
    2
  17. Bradford Royal Infirmary,
    1
  18. Branson, Richard,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  19. Brazil,
    1
  20. Bremer, Paul,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  21. Bremner, Rory,
    1
  22. Bright, Martin,
    1
  23. Brin, Sergey,
    1
  24. Bristol Royal Infirmary,
    1
  25. British Aerospace,
    1
  26. British army: in Kosovo,
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
    1. in Sierra Leone and East Timor,
      1
      ;
    2. lack of proper funding for Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    3. lack of experience for Iraq war,
      1
      ;
    4. pushes for full involvement,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    5. invasion performance,
      1
      ;
    6. plight in Iraq in aftermath of war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ;
    7. more funding reluctantly released by Brown,
      1
      ;
    8. military police murdered,
      1
      ;
    9. administrative muddle in British chain of command,
      1
      ;
    10. calibre of officers in Iraq,
      1
      ;
    11. TB pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    12. Allied Rapid Reaction Corps,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    13. growing chaos round Basra,
      1
      ;
    14. withdrawal from Iraq starts to be considered,
      1
      ;
    15. Afghanistan deployment goes ahead,
      1
      ;
    16. desires to leave Iraq,
      1
      ;
    17. helicopter shot down in Basra,
      1
      ;
    18. extension of Afghanistan mission to Sangin proves disastrous,
      1
      ;
    19. escalation and mission creep in Afghanistan and Iraq,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    20. and NHS medical treatment,
      1
      ;
    21. lack of proper funding and equipment,
      1
      ;
    22. see also
      SAS
  27. British Energy,
    1
  28. British Gas,
    1
    ,
    2
  29. British Medical Association (BMA): TB under fire from,
    1
    ;
    1. obstruction to change,
      1
      ;
    2. and NHS Plan 2000,
      1
      ;
    3. negotiations over consultant pay and conditions,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    4. GP pay and conditions,
      1
      ;
    5. negotiates yet better pay,
      1
      ;
    6. hatred of the market,
      1
      ;
    7. new system for assigning junior doctors to consultants,
      1
  30. Bromley, Princess Royal University Hospital,
    1
    ,
    2
  31. Brooks, Rebekah,
    1
  32. Brown, Gordon: character,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    1. books about,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    2. attitude to Smith,
      1
      ;
    3. appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer,
      1
      ;
    4. TB’s role in economic affairs,
      1
      ;
    5. attitude to health expenditure,
      1
      ;
    6. relationship with TB,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ;
    7. and Robinson,
      1
      ;
    8. flat swap with Blairs,
      1
      ;
    9. and Ecclestone scandal,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    10. worsening relations with Mandelson,
      1
      ;
    11. and Robinson scandal,
      1
      ;
    12. Routledge’s biography appears,
      1
      ;
    13. conviction should have been PM,
      1
      ;
    14. and defence policy,
      1
      ;
    15. and energy policy,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    16. desire for revenge on Mandelson,
      1
      ;
    17. and immigration policy,
      1
      ;
    18. attitude to prison policy,
      1
      ;
    19. introduces tax credits,
      1
      ;
    20. appears to inject yet more cash into NHS,
      1
      ;
    21. pushes PFI deals for hospitals,
      1
      ;
    22. protects Robinson,
      1
      ;
    23. continuing belief in NHS monopoly,
      1
      ;
    24. his goals for the government,
      1
      ;
    25. role in Mandelson’s resignation irreparably damages relationship with TB,
      1
      ;
    26. gets involved in education policy,
      1
      ;
    27. personal agenda of redistribution,
      1
      ;
    28. and Kosovo intervention,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    29. refuses to discuss Budget,
      1
      ;
    30. and forces of conservatism speech,
      1
      ;
    31. advice to Milburn about health policy,
      1
      ;
    32. refuses more money for NHS,
      1
      ;
    33. cancels Third World debt,
      1
      ;
    34. popularity,
      1
      ;
    35. TB tries to force to hand over NHS money,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ;
    36. Bremner’s portrayal,
      1
      ;
    37. divisiveness of his policy preferences,
      1
      ;
    38. and climate change,
      1
      ;
    39. considers Post Office privatisation,
      1
      ;
    40. reluctantly agrees to abandon petrol tax increase,
      1
      ;
    41. attitude to immigration,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    42. underfunding of MoD,
      1
      ;
    43. Robinson praises,
      1
      ;
    44. more arguments with TB,
      1
      ,
    45. TB’s need for,
      1
      ;
    46. refuses to allocate money for foot-and-mouth epidemic,
      1
      ;
    47. another row with TB,
      1
      ;
    48. TB retreats from sending to Foreign Office,
      1
      ;
    49. still refusing more NHS money,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    50. TB decides to stand firm against his demand for TB’s resignation,
      1
      ;
    51. commitment to tax credits,
      1
      ;
    52. backstabbing,
      1
      ;
    53. involvement in education programmes,
      1
      ;
    54. TB attempts to discuss 9/11 with,
      1
      ;
    55. and Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    56. grudgingly funds immigrant detention centres,
      1
      ;
    57. more fights with TB, over NHS and succession in particular,
      1
      ;
    58. relationship with Milburn,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    59. marriage, and death of newborn daughter,
      1
      ;
    60. finally agrees to extra NHS cash,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    61. 2002 Budget breaks own golden rules,
      1
      ;
    62. opposes Milburn’s NHS reorganisation,
      1
      ;
    63. economic forecasts proved wrong,
      1
      ;
    64. Iraq war as means for TB to win out over,
      1
      ;
    65. refuses more money for the military in run-up to Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    66. attacks TB at 2002 party conference,
      1
      ;
    67. obstructs TB’s nuclear power plans,
      1
      ;
    68. poor value of redistributive efforts
      1
      ;
    69. supports part privatisation of London Underground,
      1
      ;
    70. Blunkett and Milburn try to persuade TB to sack,
      1
      ;
    71. relationship with CB,
      1
      ;
    72. TB again retreats from sacking,
      1
      ;
    73. allocates funds for Iraq invasion,
      1
      ;
    74. to be excluded from war plans,
      1
      ;
    75. Cabinet attitude to,
      1
      ;
    76. support for Iraq war,
      1
      ;
    77. goes on attack again against TB,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    78. 2003 Budget breaks golden rules again,
      1
      ;
    79. another NHS row,
      1
      ;
    80. as protector of NHS spending,
      1
      ;
    81. opposes introducing the market into NHS,
      1
      ;
    82. Milburn sacrificed to TB’s need for,
      1
      ;
    83. Reid’s attitude to,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    84. TB’s fear of continues to affect health policy,
      1
      ;
    85. TB quashes his querying of education expenditure,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    86. Powell on his ambition to be PM,
      1
      ;
    87. blocks funds for army in Iraq,
      1
      ;
    88. argues with TB over British membership of euro,
      1
      ;
    89. tentative handover deal done with TB,
      1
      ;
    90. TB reneges on deal,
      1
      ;
    91. reluctantly releases more military funding,
      1
      ;
    92. triumphant 2004 Budget,
      1
      ;
    93. again presses TB to resign,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    94. row over energy policy,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    95. TB announces will serve full third term,
      1
      ;
    96. constant self-promotion,
      1
      ;
    97. TB moves against, with predictable results,
      1
      ;
    98. Peston’s supportive book,
      1
      ;
    99. made election supremo,
      1
      ;
    100. his effect on the economy and industry,
      1
      ;
    101. and Rover,
      1
      ;
    102. TB again toys with idea of sacking,
      1
      ;
    103. opposes TB’s proposed health changes,
      1
      ;
    104. worsening public finances,
      1
      ;
    105. more involvement in health policy,
      1
      ;
    106. more arguments over TB’s length of tenure and succession,
      1
      ;
    107. row with TB over economy and pensions,
      1
      ;
    108. agrees to fund Afghanistan mission,
      1
      ;
    109. snap pledge to increase funding for state schools,
      1
      ;
    110. again attacking TB,
      1
      ;
    111. TB attempts to make him more New Labour,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    112. encourages BNF’s sale of stake in Westinghouse Electric Company,
      1
      ;
    113. TB wants to win over to nuclear power,
      1
      ;
    114. again refuses additional military funding,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    115. finally gets departure date from TB,
      1
      ;
    116. popular lack of support,
      1
      ;
    117. at 2006 party conference,
      1
      ;
    118. TB’s attitude to him as successor,
      1
      ;
    119. rejects New Labour brand,
      1
      ;
    120. helps TB exit gracefully,
      1
      ;
    121. still opposes TB’s education policies,
      1
      ;
    122. 2007 Budget,
      1
      ;
    123. performance as Chancellor assessed,
      1
      ;
    124. assures self of succession,
      1
      ;
    125. congratulates TB at his last Cabinet meeting,
      1
      ;
    126. as PM,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    127. TB writes about in memoirs,
      1
      ;
    128. and Chilcot inquiry,
      1

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