Blair reacts angrily to questions on Deng relationship

Tony Blair reacted furiously to questions about his relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife - and startled a number of people by banging his coffee cup “loudly into its saucer”.

The former British prime minister was asked about his relationship with Wendi Deng, whom Murdoch divorced last year following rumours of infidelity.

Blair’s “good body” and “piercing blue eyes” were too much for Deng, according to a Vanity Fair article published last year. The magazine revealed the contents of a love note it claimed was penned by Deng about the former British leader.