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news Tony Blair did not approve Irish Famine statement © Getty Images Tony Blairs admission of the British governments culpability over the Irish Famine was neither written by the former PM or approved by him before it was sent, National Archive files show. They show Mr Blairs private secretary Sir John Holmes wrote the message and could not reach him for final approval. The 1997 statement was welcomed as an overdue recognition of British failure. More than 1m people died in what is known as ...

BBC News By Sanchia Berg image copyrightAlain BUU Tony Blairs admission of the British governments culpability over the Irish Famine was neither written nor approved by the former PM before it was sent, National Archive papers show. Mr Blairs private secretary Sir John Holmes wrote it but could not reach him for final approval, according to files. The 1997 statement was welcomed as an overdue recognition of British failure. More than a million people died between 1845-52 in the famine, when the...

Civil servants opposed Mowlam wish to write Famine article, files show Northern Ireland secretary could detract from Blair statement of regret, officials feared Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 00:03 Mark Devenport Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam wanted to write an article criticising the wrongs of all parties during the Famine. Photograph: Reuters/Corbis   Northern Ireland Office (...

Leaked phone calls held up talks between John Major and John Bruton Peace talks: PM told that taoiseach was using conversations for his own political ends Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 00:02 Brian Hutton Taoiseach John Bruton and British prime minister John Major at Downing Street on November 28th, 1995. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/Pool/Reuters   Former British prime minister John Major w...