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Tony Blair in his own words

Clips from the BBC of the former Prime Minister's most memorable speeches, statements and interviews.

Baroness Thatcher released from overnight hospital stay after fainting

Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron all feature in this video.

Happy birthday Margaret Thatcher

On the day Gordon Brown celebrates his 57th birthday, here is Margaret Thatcher getting a cake for one of her birthdays when British PM.

Hat-tip to Iain Martin.

The Tony Blair collection

Entering Downing Street for the first time...

Reacting to Princess Diana's death...

With Catherine Tate raising money for Comic Relief...

His final speech to the Labour Conference as party leader (best from four minutes in)...

His final PMQs...

Remembering John Major

Black Wednesday...

John Smith dies...

Tony Blair attacks John Major at PMQs as "weak, weak, weak"...

John Major calls the 1997 General Election...

Rhodesia's Ian Smith remembered

BBC News: Margaret Thatcher resigns

Margaret Thatcher on Blue Peter

10 Downing Street have posted this interview of Margaret Thatcher from December 1988. She is being interviewed by Caron Keating for Blue Peter's 'Bring and Buy' appeal for Kampuchea (Cambodia):

Heritage Foundation assessment of the Blair years

The Heritage Foundation present their assessment of Tony Blair's ten years as Prime Minister:

Tony Blair on the spot

A short video of Tony Blair being asked to play "either/or" on a TV programme. It's been put on YouTube by Downing Street less than two weeks ago and shows once again the common touch of the man being replaced by Gordon Brown: