tony blair and i were at this for- tony blair and i were at this for years.he reality is, it is not good for the people of northern ireland that the institutions of the good friday agreement are not meeting, it is not good for their education services, for the health service, for their infrastructure services. and it is not anything any of us say is to pressurise them, it is just the harsh reality that they haven't got a budget, they have difficulties with their budget in terms of there is a black hole that needs to be filled in terms of resources. there is some low—level violence that needs to be dealt with. the economy has an enormous opportunity of advancing. and i think all of us are saying the same thing. we'rejust trying think all of us are saying the same thing. we're just trying to plead with to do the right thing. there is no point in trying to lecture people or force people. no point in trying to lecture people orforce people. it isjust no point in trying to lecture people or force people. it is just that it makes sense economically, culturally, pol

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tony blair was the premise _ very helpful. tony blair was the premise at _ very helpful. the - very helpful. tony blair was the premise at the time - very helpful. tony blair was the premise at the time of. very helpful. tony blair was i the premise at the time of the good friday agreement and called biden �*s visit significant but he also urged to tread carefully. what you think needs to look out for here? ~ , ., ., here? well, if you are in the role of a _ here? well, if you are in the role of a mediator _ here? well, if you are in the role of a mediator you - here? well, if you are in the role of a mediator you can i here? well, if you are in the| role of a mediator you can be seen to be taking side and george mitchell was very much that sort of a player is appointed by president clinton, took this on and did an excellentjob to get the original agreement in place, president bush, george w bush followed behind him, there are a lot of qualified people who understand policy and i think they would tread lightly as recommended by tony blair. let's talk about what this trip

the priming -- and sir tony blair. prime minister will be only too aware that power-sharing remains at a standstill, and while he avoided direct decision of the dup, he said the government would continue to persuade all parts of the community of the best path. >> our challenge today is to fulfill the promise of the work that you began, to honor your legacy, we need to create a more stable government in northern ireland. and that means getting the institutions up and running. christian: first von der leyen praise the people of northern ireland for being the masters of their own destiny. she told the conference it was now known as a cool place for europeans to visit. >> this brighter reality is only possible because of good friday 25 years ago. the leaders and the people of northern ireland decided to plant a seed in soil previously stained with blood and tears. christian: former u.s. president bill clinton touched on multiple key issues, but stressed that he believed they could only be resolved with a functioning execut

you worked so hard with tony blair to get the l so hard with tony blair to get the good friday agreementn that on board. tony blair saying it was really important, the key moment of when you insert the americans into a process like this. i you insert the americans into a process like this.— process like this. i think so. i fully agree — process like this. i think so. i fully agree with _ process like this. i think so. i fully agree with what - process like this. i think so. i fully agree with what tony i process like this. i think so. ii fully agree with what tony said yesterday. we have been saying that he to people for the last few weeks, that if you come and lecture either side, it won't work. i was disappointed today at some of the unionist leaders coming out and criticising them and saying that he hates britain and he hates the uk, and he is a nationalist republican. he is the president of the united states, he is president of the free world. it is great to have him on the island of ireland. we need to remember that on the whole island, we only have 7 million of us. there are hundre

tony blair: |think| there's a hope that - ifeel the hand of history upon our shoulders.and erin had never met before. if they had been from a previous generation, they probably wouldn't have met at all. but they were born on the day of a peace deal. we are very lucky that we grew up where we did after the good friday agreement. lived a very happy life so far, always enjoyed all my classes, loads of opportunities. they are in the newest cinema in northern ireland in a shopping centre in belfast, which was bombed five times in as many years. they are reflecting on scenes of bloodshed which they have never known. very different than what i would have grown up in, two different worlds. even hearing places like castle court, shankill road, places in belfast i would know and have been in the past 25 years of my life, that looks so different than what they do now. it's utterly heartbreaking. i think it's really, really hard to watch. you just can't imagine that's what it used to be like. the conflict known as the troubles was complex, but it was basically about whether northern

tony blair: |think| there's a hope that - ifeel the hand of history upon our shoulders.d erin had never met before. if they had been from a previous generation, they probably wouldn't have met at all. but they were born on the day of a peace deal. we are very lucky that we grew up where we did after the good friday agreement. lived a very happy life so far, always enjoyed all my classes, loads of opportunities. they are in the newest cinema in northern ireland in a shopping centre in belfast, which was bombed five times in as many years. they are reflecting on scenes of bloodshed which they have never known. very different than what i would have grown up in, two different worlds. even hearing places like castle court, shankill road, places in belfast i would know and have been in the past 25 years of my life, that looks so different than what they do now. it's utterly heartbreaking. i think it's really, really hard to watch. you just can't imagine that's what it used to be like. the conflict known as the troubles was complex, but it was basically about whether northern i

were there with tony blair, sir tony blair, unveiling a statue of george mitchell, who of course wasoe biden, who was sitting on the foreign relations committee in the states and arguing heavily for the united states to involve itself more in trying to secure peace in northern ireland, and he was at that time pressurising bill clinton to step in, and then fast forward 25, 26 years and we are now marking 25 years of the good friday agreement, a triumph of diplomacy that brought peace northern ireland, a great example of people working across the political divide, a great actual personal sacrifice to themselves to secure a long lasting peace, and we're very fortunate to have three of those leaders still with us and still able to reflect on what was over that time in the form of bertie ahern, tony blair and bill clinton, all in belfast this week, just a few days afterjoe biden himself paid a visit. i days afterjoe biden himself paid a visit. ., , days afterjoe biden himself paid a visit. . , ., �* visit. i am 'ust looking at bill clinton. visit. i am 'ust looking at bill canton. r— visi

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tony blair did not expect. yes. no. that hussein would say yes. nor did president bush expect hussein to say to saddam hussein to say yes. but they acknowledged to one another and their national security advisers talked to one another about this, that if saddam hussein actually did say, yes, if he did cooperate with the new resolution, if he did disclose and or relinquish his alleged weapons of mass destruction, then we would have to live with this regime. but we would never get to know this unless we unless he was threatened with force. whether he would agree or not was up to saddam hussein. and so he could have agreed. he could have been more forthcoming at an earlier moment. hans blix wants. it to be more and ultimately he couldn't give up what he didn't have. ultimately, he couldn't give up what he what he couldn't have. but he could have been much more forthcoming in terms of the bluff cooperation. well, yes. i mean, and that's one of the interesting aspects of this whole episode is that saddam hussein ultimately did not have at this moment i

strikes on around a 100 military facilities. political commentator anthony webber believes that tony blair should face legal action since he blatantly light to the u. k. parliament and the british people. if we look at what happened in the right way, we had the situation where the u. k. parliament was offensively light. see, i'm it does, i'll tell you. but i was, as always said, he's a christian and he got, she does break. the noise, come on, which is without shall not bear false. witness adjusted people's witness, which the courage to the u. k. paulman county, a guy public. i think it is a blatant a sample of double standards. ready i think all countries in the world should abide by the same standards regarding ref. plesco come doubts. i'm the conduct by political leaders and i'd say sir, absolutely are pulling for their prime. and i see a united kingdom. i actually lived many people including myself, were taken in by the lawyer switch for a given by a tiny black government that that's on usa. i didnt plans to spend more than $20000000.00 to monitor how the money being sent. ukraine for h

. dnede— gordon brown and tony blair. dnede nv— gordon brown and tony blair.e need a return to a world of free, free— for years. we need a return to a world of free, free of economists- world of free, free of economists in which income is rented— economists in which income is nededed de— economists in which income is related to effort— economists in which income is related to effort and mark says, eeeendne— related to effort and mark says, eeeendne de— related to effort and mark says, according to the— related to effort and mark says, according to the ft. double—figure inflation will be neve— double—figure inflation will be nene fen— double—figure inflation will be nene fen e— double—figure inflation will be here for a long— double—figure inflation will be here for a long time 60 billion deden— here for a long time 60 billion deden edd— here for a long time 60 billion deden end en— here for a long time 60 billion taken out of the— here for a long time 60 billion taken out of the banking system . wedd— taken out of the banking system . wedd ._ taken out of the

tony blair, sir tony, maybe— northern ireland. tony blair, sir tony, maybe not so much .dkar. leo. varadkar comes tomorrow. “rift“ ' “r: ct tomorrow. yeah. and we'll see, of course, if there are any developments. but, john, for the moment, thank you very much indeed for bringing us your reaction there in belfast. and to just update people actually that remind the that to remind you, the president queen's president of the queen's university, belfast student union , emma murphy, had also union, emma murphy, had also been speaking at this meeting . been speaking at this meeting. the second speaker, indeed at the agreement 25 conference, saying that the lack of a functioning government was failing future generations. she said the good friday agreement required conversations required difficult conversations and leadership that is and brave leadership and that is exactly what is needed. again, not coming from the leader of the students union at the university. well coming up, the elongate space launch apologies for that. the spacex owner, elon musk , is not exactly brimming mus

the other thing sir tony blair said is that the unionist won't be pressured.lying pressure because it tends to backfire. chris hughton smith said yesterday that the lack of power—sharing and the standoff over stormont was a bigger threat to unionist, the unionist position within the uk then brexit had been. do you think that's true? if there wasn't a return to stormont that's a night united ireland becomes a much more likely prospect?— more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain — more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain here _ more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain here and _ more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain here and i _ more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain here and i don't - more likely prospect? brexit is the chief villain here and i don't say i chief villain here and i don't say that this is a person that opinion but is a chief issue. the lack of a power—sharing government is also a question because during the brexit negotiations, during the negotiations, during the negotiations on the windsor framewo

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we started making progress in the course things came up at the end and tony blair had to start writing letters. david trimble got up to the table to say i'm with the agreement. the compromise i had to say and i'm about to say this to you tony some of those decisions in the last 26 hours you are making those on your own and backed your cabinet and there were huge decisions that brought peace and you did a good job on them. [applause] >> we are getting toward the end and we could go on for a long time but i think we should stay within the time limits given to us. so bill i want to start with your recollections at the end. i do remember all those late-night phonecalls and they were constant and always at three or 4:00 in the morning as i recall. if you could share bill as you are thinking about the end and also want to segue starting with you as to what advice if any would you give to political leaders and active citizens and the people of northern ireland right now in terms of moving forward into the next 25 years and then i'll ask bertie and end with tony on that same question. >> first

tony blair is a very smart guy and i've watched him be interviewed on iraq for two decades. and no one really lands a blow. he always he's he's the great teflon tony always slips out of it. always. while my intentions were good. well, the intelligence and i would love to kind of go back forth with him, with him nowhere else to go on the invasion, on the lies that were on the lives that were lost and hold that guy to account because no one's really held him to account 20 years. i mean, i'd watch that tony. blair if you're watching c-span, if you're on twitter. or you're in the we're politics and prose. if you're in washington, we're ready to do it right here. what is the issue? public opinion is starkly different from your point of view. oh, that's a good question, because on most issues i have the people know, i guess right now a contentious one is i support defunding police in this country. and unfortunately, the polls of the american public are not there yet. and it's a tough choice and people in your party, as you know, in the democratic body, in the administration, you've

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it had been started byjohn major and continued by tony blair, good work between the two governments butmistrust and difficulties which i thought were too much to overcome. but of course george mitchell, the overall chair of the talks decided to put a deadline of easter friday 1998 and that concentrated minds tremendously. as we moved towards that date, things began to improve. but even in the very first week of the talks leading up to good friday, i still didn't think it was going to be possible. so it was uncertainty almost right up until the very end. just remind us of what it was like when you originally arrived there. i have seen comments you may before about how nothing prepares you for what you encountered, in terms of the military presence and the fortresses. i the military presence and the fortresses-— the military presence and the fortresses. ., w ., , fortresses. i had never actually been to northern _ fortresses. i had never actually been to northern ireland - fortresses. i had never actually been to northern ireland untill fortresses. i had never actuallyj been to northern i

i think they would — i think they would tread lightly as recommended by tony blair.president biden. he's called it a homecoming. we know he's taken his son and sister along on the trip. how much is this really a personal trip, do you think, for the president? well, everything the president of the united states does is political. so it's a political trip and, you know, there are 4.5 million people in the republic of ireland, 44 million people in the united states who are — at least have one irish ancestor. it's very important political group in the united states. so i think he'll get some points for that. and i think it's nostalgic, president reagan went there, you know, the very fond memories. it's heart warming to go back to your homeland and maybe an ancestral home and meet some people you're probably related to. i think this is a big positive. to. i think this is a big positive-— to. i think this is a big ositive. ., ., , ., ~' positive. how do you think he'll be received _ positive. how do you think he'll be received there? i positive. how do you think i he'll be

i had an opportunity to work with the g ship party and tony blair, and i think the united states, thee in northern ireland. there's a message there that the united states is committed to its friends and allies and when we were together, we can achieve things that are pretty special. i'm very proud of that moment, very proud of that process and i'm especially pleased for the people of northern ireland who deserve to live in a normal society. it’s northern ireland who deserve to live in a normal society.— in a normal society. it's good to talk to you _ in a normal society. it's good to talk to you on — in a normal society. it's good to talk to you on the _ in a normal society. it's good to talk to you on the programme. | talk to you on the programme. mitchell reese, partner with the brunswick group and former special envoy under george w. bush. thank you for being with us. envoy under george w. bush. thank you for being with us.— you for being with us. thank you very much- _ the man suspected of once being the british army's top agent within the ira has died. freddie scappaticci had alw

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was signed by the then(tx the historic peace deal was signed by the then british prime minister tony blair prime minister bertie ahern. the agreement played a major part, in bringing to an end, 30 years of conflict, known as the troubles. the current british prime minister, rishi sunak, says efforts must be intensified in northern ireland, to restore the power—sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political deadlock and security concerns, are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. our ireland correspondent, chris page, is at stormont, home of the northern ireland assembly. the easter holiday weekend has been a time of reflection and remembrance in northern ireland. it's a quarter of a century since the good friday agreement — the peace deal which ended the 30 years of violence which were known as the troubles. 3,500 people lost their lives. so, the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has paid tribute to the politicians who struck that deal, saying it required bravery, perseverance, and political imagination. the

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. >> we'll be talking to president biden, bill clinton, hillary clinton, jerry adams >> tony blair. >> former prime minister tony blair, about the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreements, brings peace to ireland against all odds also will be talking about how the republicans continue their war on democracy. >> you and john heilemann will break down the politics of the day. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now ♪ ♪ >>> hello on this monday hope you had a wonderful weekend. it is 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york the 2024 race coming into sharper focus this morning, maybe with a little 20/20 vision we have brand new reporting on what president biden's campaign launch could look like and who will lead his team with his re-election announcement expected to come as early as tomorrow this as a new nbc news poll shows a vast majority of republican primary voters stand firmly behind former president trump despite the criminal charges and the looming legal challenges he faces. are we headed for a rematch? steve kornacki is her

you had tony blair in his prime. you had a skilled negotiator in the irish republic.tically, you have the ira through sinn fein seeming to be willing to da deal. that did not mean a deal was going to be done. as mark simpson was just saying, it is very complex. you had to balance so many different factors, different interests between britain and ireland, the two parts of ireland, and within northern ireland itself. we really do need, in spite of all the qualifications and difficulties with the agreement, to look back and recognize that it was an astonishing achievement, one of which british, irish, and american governments can be proud. >> i am struck by an article you have written today. talking about the good friday agreement, you said the irish question had to change from what are you willing to kill and die for two what can you live with? can you expand on that? >> if the question was is northern ireland in the united kingdom or should it be a united ireland, that is a zero-sum game. there was no middle way between those two questions. there still is not. you had

but for tony blair, he took the decision, one of the most important things of the u.k. was the close relationship with the united states. he also believed that saddam hussein was the type of leader that the international community should intervene to remove. some you might remember his chicago speech in 1999, when he sets out this doctrine of the international community. and i say this, because i think it's important to understand the sentiment of the 1990's. this post-cold war period, where there was real optimism that countries wouldn't just intervene if they were threatened, but they would also intervene if the leader was committing atrocities against his people or humanitarian disaster. you had the normal responsibility to protect. so, being a liberal internationalist, there were lots of people who thought that way. an expansion of the u.n., these are new norms. for tony blair, who set about trying to convince the british public this intervention should happen, and there were massive protests. the largest the u.k. had ever seen. you had his foreign secretary jack sa