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Tony Blair Might Be Generous With His Donations But Where Does He Get His Money From?

Where Does Tony Blair Get His Money From?
Chris York
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Labour are in big need of some money with news that unions are reducing donations - luckily for them a rather well-known alumnus has some very deep pockets.

Tony Blair, who will soon enter the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time, has an estimated worth of £75m - not too shabby for an ex-PM who was never paid more than £200,00 a year when he was in No10.

So what are some of the sources of his dosh?

Well...

Tony Blair's Millions
Handbags(01 of05)
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Margaret Thatcher was famed for her handbag, but it's Blair who advises French fashion house Louis Vuitton.
Climate Change(02 of05)
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Floods of cash: he has a six-figure-salary job, advising Swiss financial firm, Zurich Insurance, on... climate change. (credit:PA)
Public Speaking(03 of05)
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£6,000 a minute: Blair is believed to be the highest-paid public speaker in the world. (credit:PA)
Kazakhstan(04 of05)
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Blair, champion of democracy, has a multi-million-pound advising Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev on 'good governance'. (credit:PA)
Banking(05 of05)
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Forget the financial crash, he's estimated to make £2m a year advising US investment bank J.P. Morgan.
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