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Tony Blair’s former chief of staff appointed PM’s national security adviser
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 8 November 2024
Jonathan Powell led talks on Chagos Islands in September and played key role in Good Friday agreement
Jonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to Tony Blair, has been appointed as Keir Starmer’s new national security adviser in a further sign that important figures from the New Labour era are returning to the government.
The veteran former diplomat, who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace deal struck in 1998 and served Blair for a decade, will take up the job in Starmer’s No 10.
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