The shady millions of Tony Blair

Tony Blair has enriched himself more than any other former prime minister in history. Estimates of how much he has earned over four lucrative years vary widely, but his 'shady millions' are increasingly under the spotlight.

Since leaving Downing Street in June 2007, Tony Blair has enriched himself more than any other former prime minister in history, thanks to "an extraordinary confusion of public duty and private interest", says The Daily Telegraph. International statesman; guardian of Africa; religious leader; global businessman... as he jets around the world, it's hard to see where one role begins and another ends. He's a master at combining a diplomatic mission in the morning with a private, never mentioned, business deal in the afternoon.

Estimates of how much Blair has earned over four lucrative years vary widely (see below). But his "shady millions" are increasingly under the spotlight, says The Daily Beast. A Channel 4 Dispatches documentary this week investigated the tangled webs he has been weaving as peace envoy for the Quartet (the US, Russia, EU and UN) in the Middle East.

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