Tony Blair was elected British prime minister on a wave of popular support
Yesterday, Tony Blair was given a big American accolade: the (Abraham) Lincoln Leadership Prize.
The former British prime minister is following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton, the former Polish president Lech Walesa and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.
The award honours figures who have shown “great strength of character, individual conscience and unwavering commitment to the defining principles of democracy” in a lifetime of service in the spirit of the16th president of the United States.
Choosing Mr Blair as its 2018 winner, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation cited his stewardship of the Northern Ireland peace process, introduction of the national minimum wage, “revitalisation” of public services including health and education, improvements to maternity rights, success in lifting people out of poverty and equality and human rights legislation.
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