Good Friday Agreement anniversary: Not like 25 years in the past, this was a day for soundbites
When Tony Blair concluded the deal forward of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years in the past, he famously declared: "A day like today is not a day for soundbites, we can leave those at home."But then he added, in one of the crucial well-known and sometimes ridiculed quotes of his premiership: "But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulder with respect to this, I really do."
Throughout his 10 years as prime minister, Mr Blair was certainly the grasp of the soundbite, and his solely rival again then for highly effective and slick phrases was his pal and ally within the White House, Bill Clinton.Politics stay: Brexit deal 'solely basis for peace', says SunakPresident Clinton introduced his glamour to UK audiences with speeches on the Labour convention twice - i...