Sir Tony Blair has said he is “honoured” to be named as part of a team that will be integral to Donald Trump’s efforts to rebuild Gaza.

The former prime minister has been named on a "founding executive board" alongside several high-profile White House figures.

On the day in June 2007 when Tony Blair resigned as prime minister, those of us present in the Commons inaugurated a new and unprecedented tradition: we stood and applauded him as he left – entirely contrary to the rules of the House,