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Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do.

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Tony Blair
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 6
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
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Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
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