Gordon Brown to auction Tony Blair gift items
Published December 2nd, 2007
Gordon Brown is preparing to auction more than 160 presents received by ex prime minister Tony Blair during his decade in office and to donate the money to charity. The sale, which is expected to raise about £150,000 for good causes, will include 20 watches – including 16 given by Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister – 18 handwoven Middle Eastern rugs, a G8 dressing gown and two Omani daggers.
