By Daniel Martin Last updated at 7:57 AM on 19th September 2011 Tony Blair held secret talks with Colonel Gaddafi in the months before the release of the Lockerbie bomber,  letters and emails uncovered in war-torn Tripoli reveal. After he stepped down as Prime Minister, Mr Blair was twice flown to Libya on a Gaddafi private jet. He visited the dictator in June 2008 and April 2009, when Libya was threatening to cut all business ties with Britain if Abdelbaset al-Megrahi stayed in a Scottish jail. At one of his encounters, Mr Blair took a billionaire U.S. businessman with him. The Libyans wanted to discuss a beach resort deal.
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Blair left office in 2007 but continued relationship with Libyan dictator
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Documents show the former PM met with Gaddafi in 2008 and 2009
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Blair's spokesman denies 'commercial or business element' to the meetings
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Lockerbie relative calls visits 'offensive' and 'disturbing'
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