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End of the Line -- Or Thin End of the Wedge? (Is the Labour Party About to Fall Apart From Within?)
The Wall Street Journal ^ | May 14, 2003 | Therese Raphael

Posted on 05/13/2003 10:18:31 PM PDT by Timesink

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Clare Short didn't just disagree with Tony Blair's policy on Iraq, she called her boss's position "extraordinarily reckless." She didn't just dissent in the creation of foundation hospitals -- the cornerstone of her government's health-care reform -- she failed to show up for the key Commons vote on their creation. And she didn't just resign from the cabinet Monday. She unleashed a personal attack on Mr. Blair, accusing him of being a self-obsessed control-freak and urging him to start preparing an "elegant succession."


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: blair; britain; clareshort; labour; labourparty; parliament; tonyblair

1 posted on 05/13/2003 10:18:31 PM PDT by Timesink
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Lol. Labour may have little to hold it together after all the Galloways are counted. Tony really, really should change party. And forget about appeasing his EU friends with that stupid roadmap thing.
2 posted on 05/13/2003 10:27:09 PM PDT by Cachelot (~ In waters near you ~)
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