Blair publishes ‘frank, open’ memoirs

IT’S a political memoir with celebrity trappings — secrecy, security, controversy and a multi-million-dollar deal.

Tony Blair’s A Journey is published today, promising to give readers behind-the-curtain insights into major world events from the death of Princess Diana to the September 11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq.

British booksellers are reporting heavy interest in the book, for which the former British prime minister was paid an estimated £4.6 million (€5.5m). He is donating the proceeds to a charity for injured troops.