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Article: Britain's presidential Prime Minister: after the first year.(British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, enjoying success)
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- The New Leader
- Article date:
- May 4, 1998
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LONDON
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is arguably the most remarkable political figure in the Western world today. Only one year has passed since he became Prime Minister of Britain. But during that time he has transformed the Labor Party, changed the face of British politics, and vastly enhanced this country's image worldwide.
Tony Blair's public approval rating stands at a remarkable 72 per cent as I write --higher than it was last May when Labor's massive electoral takeover of Parliament swept him into office. In addition, a recent poll indicated that most Conservatives have a better opinion of him than they do of their own leader, William Hague. ...