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The Guardian (24 Aug. 2006) Revealed: why Sir Cliff gave Blair a summer holiday “Cliff Richard lent his house in Barbados to
Tony Blair and his family after he saw the prime minister looking
“dwindled and haggard” during the
war in Iraq, the singer reveals in the Guardian today. In an interview with the wine writer, Victoria Moore, Sir Cliff explains how the arrangement came about and angrily rejects suggestions that he expected anything in return. The Sunday Times claimed last month that Mr Blair had singled out as a government priority Sir Cliff's campaign to extend performers' copyrights on songs from 50 to 75 years.
This summer is the fourth in which the Blairs have stayed at Sir Cliff's six-bedroom Caribbean house…”