CHERIE BLAIR’S SITCOM STAR DAD DIES AT 85
TONY Blair’s fatherin-law Tony Booth – “Scouse git” Mike in 1960s sitcom Till Death Us Do Part – has died.
Booth, 85, dad of Cherie Blairhad suffered Alzheimer’s since 2004 and had heart problems.
A statement released on behalf of his wife, Steph Booth, said: “It is with sadness that we announce the death of Antony Booth, actor and political campaigner.
“Tony passed away late last night with close family members in attendance.”
Booth’s character in the hit sitcom reflected his own left-wing beliefs.
When Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, his political views proved to be an occasional thorn in the PM’s side.
Mr Booth, who joined the Labour Party at the age of 15, railed against “androids” at Labour’s Millbank HQ in 1999, and a year later said his daughter’s husband had stuffed the House of Lords with “Tony’s Cronies”.
He also criticised the Blairs for choosing to send their eldest son to a selective school.
Mr Booth also accused the Government of “ruthlessly” squashing the pay demands of striking firefighters and being “prepared to throw away billions” on the Iraq War rather than spending the money on pensioners.
He was married four times and fathered nine daughters including Mrs Blair.