Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell (born 1956) served as chief of staff to British Prime Minister Tony Blair from his election in 1997 until his resignation in 2007. The official Downing Street website described his job as having "direct responsibility for leading and co-ordinating operations across Number 10". Despite his low profile, he was arguably Mr Blair's closest political aide. read more
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Turner tells of BAE role in ministry
From The Financial Times Dated 29 January 2012 Mike Turner says Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair’s chief of staff, asked him to name his preference for the ministerial post when he was head of BAE Systems
'UK used 007-style fake rock to spy on Russia’
From Big News Network Dated 20 January 2012 Jonathan Powell , chief of staff to then-PM Tony Blair, told BBC that Russia had used the incident to bring in a law to crack down on foreign non-governmental organizations. "There's not ...
Blair aide admits to 'spy rock' episode
From United Press International Dated 19 January 2012 LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Jonathan Powell, who served as chief of staff for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said the story of a fake rock used to spy on Russia is true.
'Fake rock' Russian spy plot: anti-Putin activists left between rock and hard place
From The Observer Dated 19 January 2012 Russian leader Vladimir Putin previously exploited spy caper to discredit non-governmental organisationsIt was the moment that British spycraft became the laughing stock of Russia. The decision by MI6 to place a fake rock rigged with a hidden transmitter to communicate...
UK did spy on Russia with a rock, confirms ex-Blair aide - video
From The Observer Dated 19 January 2012 Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's former chief of staff, has admitted Britain spied on Russia with a device hidden in a rock
UK Spies Used Fake Rock To Gather Intelligence On Russia, Former Official Says
From The Huffington Post Dated 19 January 2012 LONDON — It was the spy saga that sounded too implausible to be true – British intelligence officers communicating with Russian agents using equipment hidden inside a fake rock left in a Moscow park.Now Tony Blair's ex-chief of staff Jonathan...
Britain admits 'fake rock' plot to spy on Russians
From The Observer Dated 19 January 2012 Tony Blair's former aide Jonathan Powell says UK was behind plot to spy on Russians with device hidden in fake plastic rockBritain was behind a plot to spy on Russians with a device hidden in a fake plastic rock, a...
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier... rock: We used hidden device to spy on Russia, admits UK
From The Daily Mail Dated 19 January 2012 Tony Blair's former chief of staff Jonathan Powell has admitted that British agents used a transmitter disguised as a rock and hidden in a Moscow park.
OOPS: UK Admits It Was Spying On Russia With A Fake Rock Planted In Moscow
From The Business Insider Dated 18 January 2012 Six years ago, Russian TV reporters discovered a mysterious "spy rock" on the streets of Moscow, which British embassy staff appeared to be covertly accessing . The Kremlin claimed it had been planted by British spies, and used it...
Tony Blair wanted a 'gung-ho' approach to Saddam a year before Iraq invasion
From The Guardian Dated 21 January 2011 Tony Blair told one of his closest advisers a year before the invasion of Iraq that his government should be "gung-ho on Saddam" and had to "reorder our story and message" to convince public opinion of the need to get...
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