Tony Blair's globe-trotting farewell tour cost the taxpayer more than £750,000, Government figures revealed today.The Conservatives accused the former Prime Minister of a 'huge vanity tour' as he spent his final months in power burnishing his reputation at home and abroad.Mr Blair made nine overseas political visits between April and June last year when he finally quit Downing Street.
Tony Blair's globe-trotting farewell tour cost the taxpayer more than £750,000, Government figures revealed today.
The Conservatives accused the former Prime Minister of a 'huge vanity tour' as he spent his final months in power burnishing his reputation at home and abroad.
Mr Blair made nine overseas political visits between April and June last year when he finally quit Downing Street.
