Buh bye Tony. Don't let the doggie door hit you in the .......

Telegraph UK


Brown to be PM in weeks, says Blair

By Graeme Wilson, Political Correspondent
Last Updated: 1:53am BST 02/05/2007

Tony Blair marked his 10th anniversary in office by promising to reveal his resignation plans next week, "Within the next few weeks I won't be Prime Minister of this country. In all probability, a Scot will become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom," Mr Blair told party supporters at a Labour rally in Edinburgh.

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With the party braced for a disastrous night at the polls on Thursday, Mr Blair is seeking to prevent disillusionment over his own premiership from overshadowing the arrival of his successor.

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...Mr Mandelson, who is widely seen as one of the architects of New Labour's media operation, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme:
"We were perhaps too ready to place emphasis on our management of the media in those early years of government, rather than concentrate on a more policy driven process.
(*ed. note: hmm, sounds familiar)

Well, hopefully this will be the beginning of a new era for the UK, and I wouldn't be surprised of all sorts of mucky stories about the run up to the war start surfacing.

Plus, I really look forward to a Scotsman going at it during the PM "Question Time".



Cliff Comment: Sadly, like the Jaguar-loving Colin Powell, another man who was on his way to being remembered as a great one, and then chose to sell his soul to President Bush and destroy his reputation for the rest of his time on this planet.