Secrecy surrounds UK foreign secretary’s Middle East talks with Tony Blair

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Submitted by Daniel Tester on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 09:41 Meeting with Yvette Cooper came as former prime minister was advocating for Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace' - but foreign office says no minutes exist Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, 19 February 2026 (Kevin Lamarque/(Reuters) Off The UK foreign office failed to keep any minutes of a meeting about the Middle East last December between Foreign

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