By Kevin McCauley
Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair, who was derided as “Bush’s poodle” during the invasion of Iraq, has hired a PR rep as part of an attempted political comeback.
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The Daily Mail reports that Rachel Grant, communications director at the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, will guide Blair’s return to the political arena. She is a former Downing Street and Whitehall press officer.
Grant, according to the Mail, will attempt to rebuild Blair’s image in the U.K. “following adverse publicity over his money spinning ventures.”
Since being forced from office in 2007 by former ally Gordon Brown, Blair has amassed a $35M fortune through consulting fees (J.P. Morgan, Zurich Financial Services, LVMH and Kuwait), speeches and book sales.
Blair is to return to the public stage at a high-profile appearance with current Labour Party leader Ed Milliband during the London Olympics this summer.
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