Summary
AFTER the local election results which were disastrous for his party, Tony Blair says: 'What we have got to do is hold our nerve and see it through.' He means 'we' in the royal sense. He has got to hold his nerve and see it through. We - the electorate - don't have a direct say in this process until the General Election. Only the Labour Party can move against Mr Blair.
Will it happen? Perhaps, but there are dangers for those Labour MPs and ministers who seek Mr Blair's removal. No palace coup is possible without throwing the party into a crisis which might make its prospects of victory in the next election even worse.See the full content of this document
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Who'll Dare to Lead the Palace Coup?
The Prime Minister has a praetorian guard of ministers whose jobs depend on him staying put. First among them is Deputy PM John Prescott, who blustered supportively on breakfast TV yesterday.
To be charitable, we have to believe Mr Blair thinks hi...See the full content of this document
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