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Why is Tony Blair driving government policy?

Why is the former PM driving Covid policy?

27 February 2021

9:00 AM

27 February 2021

9:00 AM

When the Prime Minister mentioned ‘Covid status certification’ as part of his route back to normal life, one man must have enjoyed the moment. For Tony Blair it was yet one more little victory in his UK comeback tour, made all the sweeter because Boris Johnson was once a principal opponent of the idea of any ID card system.

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