Saif was a key player in Libyas campaign to renounce nuclear status and became close to leading figures after Mr Blair signed the deal in the desert in March 2004, which saw British firms such as BP and Shell sign massive contracts with the Libyans.
Links: Blair and Gadaffi pictured in 2007 – will he be squirming regarding Saif’s capture?
By REBECCA EVANS and TOM KELLY
Last updated at 1:28 PM on 21st November 2011
Tony Blairs close relationship with the Gaddafi family was yesterday dismissed by an ally as a mere lapse of judgment.
Lord Goldsmith, who served as Mr Blairs Attorney General for six years, said that cosying up to Colonel Gaddafi was trivial when compared with the crimes of the former Libyan dictators bloody regime.
His comments followed claims that the capture of the tyrants playboy son Saif could cause acute potential embarrassment for Britains political elite.