Tony Blair costs British taxpayers £6m a year to protect...

Tony Blair is costing British taxpayers £6 million a year to protect – more than the current Prime Minister, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

The former Prime Minister is understood to be the most expensive person in the country for the police to guard because of his regular foreign excursions.

More than 20 officers are now understood to be assigned to protecting Mr Blair at a cost of more than £115,000 a week.

Whitehall insiders are becoming increasingly concerned over the security costs as Mr Blair travels the world on lucrative private sector work. More...

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