Norma Major ‘discreetly’ moved her clothes out of Downing Street in anticipation of a Labour victory
Rwanda-style asylum plan was ‘nuclear option’ for Blair in 2003, records reveal
February 2023
Putin is gambling on the west growing impatient with Ukraine. We have to prove him wrong
Jonathan Freedland
A year into his country’s fight for its very survival, Volodymyr Zelenskiy knows some in Europe are looking for a way out, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
December 2022
Blair aide feared 1997 cabinet portrait would look ‘triumphalist’
National Archives documents show concerns raised over Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s proposal
December 2021
New Labour infighting and sleaze concerns laid bare in archive papers
No 10 aides warned Tony Blair that Gordon Brown may have breached ministerial code, files show
May 2017
Labour must fill pro-EU chasm, says Blair’s former chief of staff
Jonathan Powell says the party must occupy the political centre ground
April 2017
'What do we do now?': the New Labour landslide, 20 years on
David Miliband, Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell and others remember the day they won
January 2017
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Ivan Rogers victim of a 'smear' campaign, says former Foreign Office chief - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including reaction to the resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers as the UK’s ambassador to the EU
October 2015
Loyalist terror groups 'must remain in existence', says former Blair adviser
Jonathan Powell, chief of staff at time of Good Friday agreement, warns that Ulster paramilitaries need to manage move to community-based politics
February 2015
On the Middle East with Ian Black
UK envoy: if Libya fails it could be Somalia on the Mediterranean
Government advisor warns violent chaos in Libya will spread across Europe and Britain if left unchecked
November 2014
Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts by Jonathan Powell – review
Terrorist organisations have often been regarded as too awful to talk to – until we realised we had to talk to them. This ‘guide for negotiators’ shows that dialogue is essential, writes Oliver Miles
October 2014
Getting through to Isis could take years
Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts review – an optimistic analysis
September 2014
Defence and security blog
If UK special forces are in Iraq, how will we know?
• SAS foreign operations, subjected to official blackout, are likely to be increasingly significant • Blair's former top adviser says talk to Isis supporters
October 2013
Greenslade
Northern Ireland stories are not covered by British national newspapers
Why good news feature was ignored
September 2013
How Tony Blair's team fought and failed to see-off Gordon Brown's coup
Read the secret emails that give an eye-opening insight into the spinning in the corridors of power
June 2013
Turkey protests 'must not derail peace process with Kurdish rebels'
Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's former chief-of-staff turned peace negotiator, issues call to guard against 'tragedy' of derailment
March 2013
One Mile Away – review
Penny Woolcock's documentary about two Birmingham gangs trying to forge a truce is revealing and often disturbing, writes Philip French
October 2012
Ex-Blair aide advising Bahrain on conflict resolution
Jonathan Powell's NGO has organised meetings for Bahraini government and opposition, applying lessons of Northern Ireland
January 2012
'Fake rock' Russian spy plot: anti-Putin activists left between rock and hard place
Russian leader Vladimir Putin previously exploited spy caper to discredit non-governmental organisations
