PM’s move will land him in the money

TONY BLAIR’S retirement as prime minister will leave him out of power, but in the money.

His departure from 10 Downing Street will open up earning opportunities on a scale that he was denied as long as he held political office.

Although his salary of £187,611 (€275,136) — including his MP’s wage of £60,277 (€88,397), which he will keep — would be a fortune to most, it is a mere fraction of the sums he will now be able to command.