`` Tony 's Cronies '' is a term in British politics and media given to people who were viewed as being given positions of power because of their personal friendships with Prime Minister Tony Blair , during his premiership between 1997 and 2007 .
Tony 's Cronies was a name in British politics and media given to people who were viewed by them as being given places of power because they were friends with Prime Minister , Tony Blair during his premiership between 1997 and 2005 .