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Article: POST DEBATE: Blair isn't even safe from Big Brother contestants; As the speculation continues to mount over when exactly Tony Blair will step down as leader of the Labour Party, Neil Connor looks at the efforts to force the Prime Minister to go now.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2006
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Byline: Neil Connor
It came as no surprise to a lot of people when Tony Blair admitted he had made a "strategic mistake" in declaring his intention to step down 18 months ago.
It was said to Australian reporters, apparently, in the exasperated manner of a man becoming incensed with his drinking partners after receiving an ear-bashing for not getting a round in when it was his turn.
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have for months berated Mr Blair over the issue, claiming the Prime ...