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Labour Sleaze Resonates on Election Night 1969-12-31 17:59:59 An election night opinion poll for the BBC Newsnight programme showed that Mr Blair, who broke records for popularity when he became Prime Minister in 1997, was leaving office with Labour?s reputation deeply tarnished. The Communicate Research poll showed that fewer than one in five (18 per cent) thought the Labour Party could be trusted to keep its promises. Fifty-nine per cent said they saw ...

Labour's Worst Election Performance in 35 Years 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The morning after the Chancellor is contemplating the repercussions of the final round of national elections on Mr Blair's watch. Voters turned their backs on Labour. It is Labour's worst election performance in 35 years papers are reporting. Early projections have given the Conservatives 41 per cent of the national vote, bringing David Cameron within reach of a general election victory. VOTE ...

Wales Prediction 1969-12-31 17:59:59 In Wales Labour looks likely to lose control of the Welsh assembly. ...

Tony Blair Defiant but Delusional over Election Results on His Way Out 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Tony Blair insisted today Labour had "a perfectly good springboard to go on and win the next General Election." Was Blair watching the same results as the rest of us? Labour lost hundreds of English council seats, saw power slip away in the Welsh Assembly and woke to see the fight against the SNP for the Scottish Parliament on a knife-edge. The results set the scene for a close-fought general ...

Sucessful Result for David Cameron and the Conservatives 1969-12-31 17:59:59 David Cameron's Conservatives have strong hopes of winning the next general election. And they should do after Labour suffered a historic national collapse yesterday. the Chancellor now faces what some say is an insurmountable task to restore a party which has been severely damaged weeks before he is due to take over from Tony Blair. The Conservatives 40 per cent share of the vote would ...

SNP Victory Over Labour - Embarrassment for Brown 1969-12-31 17:59:59 The SNP is victorious. The SNP won a total of 47 of the 129 seats. Labour was just one behind on 46. Britain's political map was reshaped in a dramatic result last night after the Scottish National Party ended Labour's 50-year dominance of Scotland. This is certainly to cast a shadow over Gordon Brown's expected "coronation" as Prime Minister. Labour took a kicking from voters across Britain in ...

Blair's Desire for a "European" Legacy Is More Important to Him than the Impact His Actions Will Have on Britain 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Senior Whitehall officials claim that Tony Blair intends to use his final weeks in office to surrender British powers to Brussels as part of his drive for a European "legacy" despite the future repercussions. Prime Minister Blair will effectively be binding the hands of Gordon Brown by committing Britain to a rewritten version of the European Union constitution days before he finally resigns at ...

Scotland In Crisis After Lib Dems Refuse Coalition with SNP 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Scotland was in turmoil last night after Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen refused Alex Salmond's offer of a share in a coalition government. Stephen demanded that the SNP instantly drop their demands for a referendum on independence. In a powerful statement issued after two days of talks Stephen said that the way was now open for nationalists to try to form a minority government as the ...

Brown Hopes That By Bringing In A Younger Cabinet He Will Have A Better Chance a Challenging Cameron 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Brown hopes a Cabinet with a younger yet still experienced image will give Labour a fresh start and counter the challenge of David Cameron after the Conservatives success in last week's elections. When Mr Brown takes over it looks as though the four highest posts in Government, prime minister, chancellor, foreign secretary and now home secretary are most likely changing. This large cabinet ...

Question of the Week 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Does it concern you that Tony Blair intends to use his final weeks in office to surrender British powers to Brussels as part of his drive for a European "legacy" ? Bearing in mind the repercussion this may have on the future of Britain do you believe Blair is more concerned with securing his "legacy" during his final weeks in office or the future of the country? The article relating to this can ...

Absurd News of the Week - Skulls and Frog Juice 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Two stories this week for but they are not for the faint hearted. Human Skulls in Man's Apartment Four human skulls were discovered in a man's apartment, one boiling in a pot of water, but authorities said charges aren't likely. "It doesn't seem to be anything nefarious at this time," police Lt. Perry Nigro said. The 26-year-old owner of the skulls makes anatomical models for a living and ...

Rally Yesterday Demanding Amnesty for Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Thousands of protesters took part in a rally at Trafalgar Square yesterday demanding that immigrants who have been in Britain for longer than 4 years be given a two year work permit without access to benefits. However at the end of the two years, providing certain conditions have been met they would be given indefinite leave to remain. These tests include an English test, criminal checks, and ...

Brown Can't Run An Effective Tax Credit System ... Now We Expect Him to Run the Government? 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Gordon Brown's tax credits system has handed out nearly £6 billion of overpayments over the past three years. Officials have already had to write off more than £500 million of overpayments and are "unlikely" to recover a further £1.4 billion according to a report by MPs. the MPs stressed that a further £1.28 billion of tax credits was lost in a single year as a result of "unacceptable" levels of ...

In Anticipation of Blair Announcing His Resignation ... Quotes to Remember Him By 1969-12-31 17:59:59 In anticipation of Tony Blair returning on Thursday to his Sedgefield constituency for the long-awaited announcement that he is standing down as leader of the Labour Party here are a few interesting quotes from his time as PM. From Prime Minister's Questions, 30 July 1997: Sir Michael Spicer: Looking back on the past 96 days, and with the benefit of hindsight, what does the Prime Minister think ...

Blair Announces He Will Stand Down on 27 June 1969-12-31 17:59:59 After briefing the Cabinet on his plans Blair made the announcement he would stand down as Prime Minister in a speech to party activists in his Sedgefield constituency. Blair will stay on in Downing Street until the Labour Party elects a new leader who is expected to be Gordon Brown. In an emotional speech, Mr Blair said he had been prime minister for 10 years which was "long enough" for the ...