{"id":263972,"date":"2025-07-22T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/declassified-files-about-tony-and-cherie-blair-reveal-designer-discount-and-guitar-gifts-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:00:17","slug":"declassified-files-about-tony-and-cherie-blair-reveal-designer-discount-and-guitar-gifts-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/declassified-files-about-tony-and-cherie-blair-reveal-designer-discount-and-guitar-gifts-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Declassified files about Tony and Cherie Blair reveal designer discount and guitar gifts | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-okcNL9_ypU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Declassified files about Tony and Cherie Blair reveal designer discount and guitar gifts | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-okcNL9_ypU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prime minister Tony Blair was advised to repay thousands of pounds in discounts which he received on designer clothes, according to newly-released official files.<\/p>\n<p>Papers released to the National Archives show that No 10 officials recommended he should pay back more than \u00a37,600 on items bought from Nicole Farhi and Paul Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The discounts were negotiated by his wife Cherie\u2019s controversial friend and style adviser, Carole Caplin, who bought clothes for Mrs Blair.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Caplin told officials that because she bought the clothes wholesale she was able to to secure discounts of up to 60% \u2013 including on items bought for Mr Blair as well.<\/p>\n<p>However, officials were concerned that such large discounts would not be available to ordinary members of the public.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime minister Tony Blair was advised to repay thousands of pounds in discounts which he received on designer clothes, according to newly-released official files. 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