Blair ‘turned air blue’ over Paisley gift

TONY BLAIR “turned the air blue” with expletives when he discovered his government was only giving DUP leader Ian Paisley a photograph album for his 50th wedding anniversary in 2006, a book has revealed.

The Irish Government was presenting Mr Paisley with a sculpture carved from a tree on the site of the historic Battle of the Boyne and Mr Blair was furious that his administration was giving so inadequate a gift by comparison.

“Oh f**k!,” Mr Blair is quoted as saying. “Jesus... how come the Taoiseach can come up with these inspired ideas and all we can present is a f**king photo album?”