Tony Blair: Tony's Friends

This contains details of the various Friends of Tony - multi-millionaires like Lord Levy, the Labour Party's chief fundraiser and Lord Falconer the man Blair put in charge of the Dome.

We will also feature figures from the internal hierarchy of the Labour Party, like General Secretary Margaret McDonagh and unelected Government Ministers like Lord Simon and Gus Macdonald.

In this section you will find all those who revolve around Tony Blair's New Labour 'Project', including those with power and influence at the highest level, yet who remain in the background. Philip Gould (the focus group guru) for example, has no formal position in the Government or Party, yet is one of Tony Blair's most influential advisers.

• Lord Levy - the Labour Party's most important fundraiser
• Gavyn Davies - the influential economic adviser
• Lord Simon - the former Minister for European Trade and Competition
• Rupert Murdoch - billionaire media magnate

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