Peace Envoy Tony Blair blasted for throwing lavish surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th

[KoKo]

'He should be in the Middle East, not the UK': Peace envoy Tony Blair blasted for throwing surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th at their £6million mansion - as Gaza death toll passes 1,050

Mr Blair, whose role is to hammer out a ceasefire in times of conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, spent most of last week in the UK before hosting the couple’s friends at the party, estimated to have cost about £50,000. He held the surprise 60th birthday party for Cherie at their £6million country mansion South Pavilions, formerly the home of Sir John Gielgud, inviting 150 of their closest friends, which included former New Labour ministers, as well as wealthy businessmen and TV celebrities.

Just to make Cherie’s night even more memorable, Mr Blair even hired glamorous dance couple Kristina Rihanoff and Ian Waite from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, who danced for them after dinner, to the Stevie Wonder classic Ma Cherie Amour. And comedian Bobby Davro was also hired to entertain, doing an impersonation of Mr Blair, and singing the song, "If I Ruled The World."

Mr Blair’s unexpected birthday party – held against a backdrop of death and destruction in Gaza – was criticised last night, with some saying he could have held it later, as Cherie’s actual birthday is not until September 23.

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Mr Blair is normally based in Jerusalem, as his Office of the Peace Envoy for the Quartet – the US, EU, Russia and the United Nations – is at the King David Hotel in the city.

World leaders, led by Mr Kerry, held urgent talks in Paris yesterday to pressure both sides to turn the ceasefire into an extended truce. Mr Blair was not at the talks.

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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Her birthday isn't until Sept 23?

Yeah, I think he could have maybe been in Israel now.

[Fred Sanders]

2. He would be accused of being anti-Israel if he did his job, and lose all that money..no way?

[roody]

3. Peace-Tony Blair. What irony!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Inspired by Arya of Game of Thrones

I have been reciting a list of names at night.

Blair is on it.

the list is long, and growing.

[malaise]

5. Tony Blair peace envoy

The oxy of oxymorons = the war criminals are laughing at the rest of us.

[LWolf]

6. I didn't get past this:

Peace Envoy Tony Blair before this happened:

How Orwellian.

The rest? Who, really, is shocked?

[bahrbearian]

7. Was he playing a fiddle ?

[LuvNewcastle]

8. What do you do when there are atrocities being committed in

the region where you've been sent as a peace envoy? Oh, that's right, you throw an orgy for your wife nearly two months before her birthday. How they must laugh at the rest of us!

[awoke_in_2003]

9. I don't care what he spent on his wife's party...

hell, I would do the same for mine if I could. But Tony Blair Peace Envoy? That is what is shocking.