In July when Blair welcomed Starmer on stage at his event for a cosy fireside chat, it felt like a political homecoming for the former prime minister
While the former Prime Minister has no formal role within the party he led for 13 years, Sir Keir has been increasingly relying on his predecessor for advice.
One said: “The relationship is good and the two talk but it’s not a formal series of meetings in the diary, it’s reasonably spontaneous – it’s very much an open phone line with both Tony and Gordon [Brown].” In July when Sir Tony warmly welcomed Sir Keir onstage at his Institute’s event for a cosy fireside chat, it felt like a political homecoming for the former prime minister.
Party insiders push back against any suggestion Blair is writing Labour policy – his interest, and his advice, is at a higher level than that, they suggest.
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