Tony Blair pays tribute to 'dear friend' Dame Tessa Jowell | ITV News

Tony Blair has led tributes to former Labour cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell following her death aged 70, describing her as "one of my closest and dearest friends". Dame Tessa, who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme brain tumour in May last year, suffered a haemorrhage on Friday, and had been in a coma until her death on Saturday. She died peacefully at her home in Warwickshire surrounded by her family. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Twitter:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews