That’s how one Tory MP describes Blair at the moment. Nick Robinson’s brilliant column from the sidelines at Westminster makes it clear; Blair isn’t going anywhere.
May and June unleashed volley after volley at his premiership, the situation in Iraq, the Constitution, the Elections - one could hardly see Tony Blair for the conflagration of speculation and doubt exploding around him. However now that the smoke has cleared we see, almost disbelievingly that the man is completely unharmed.
Iraq is about to be delivered back into the hands of Iraqis, Blair has just launched a radical reform of Labour’s NHS policy for the next 5 years and we’re looking at a man who retains the rock solid support of his party in the face of weeks of rumors centered on his supposed absence from the Local Elections campaign.
Put simply - is that the best Howard’s got?
I used to think Howard v Blair was a fair fight, that’s patently untrue now.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at June 24, 2004 11:48 PM | TrackBack