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Archived Documents Reveal Clothing Discounts Received by Blairs During Premiership
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 22 – Officials advised Tony Blair to repay about £10,000 in discounts on designer clothes to avoid public perception issues under a new ministerial code, documents reveal.
- Tony Blair and his wife Cherie received substantial discounts on designer clothing during his time as prime minister, with the total discounts exceeding the amount they actually spent.
- The discounts, which had been in place for years before Blair became PM, were from designers like Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith and amounted to over £12,000 more than the retail cost of the clothes.
- No. 10 officials initially advised the Blairs to repay the full discounts received, around £38,000, as the "amounts involved are quite large" and could raise concerns about "public perception".
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Tony Blair was urged to pay back thousands in discounts on designer clothes, new records show
According to documents handed over to the National Archives, Downing Street officials advised Sir Tony to repay more than £7,600 for items purchased from designers Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith.
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The Independent (US)Tony Blair urged to repay £10,000 for discounts on designer clothes
Officials were concerned that such large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was ordered to repay approximately £10,000 (approximately 50,000 złoty) in 2003 for discounts on clothing from luxury brands, reports the Independent. In one case, the discount amount was significantly higher than the amount the Prime Minister issued. Downing Street officials advised Blair to repay the money due to public perception.
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