Tony Blair to discuss “exit”
Embattled UK prime minister Tony Blair is to discuss his transfer of power. After disastrous local elections this month for Labour calls for Tony Blair to quit his post and name a successor have grown. The sacking of ministers did not silence critics, they want mister Blair to go or at least name a date. The Conservatives under David Cameron have thrived on Labour’s problems. Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will most likely take Blair’s place once he steps down.
The comments came as a poll for the Times newspaper suggests that Labour has slumped six points in a month to 30% - its lowest level since 1992.
The Populus poll put David Cameron’s Conservatives on 38% and the Sir Menzies Campbell’s Liberal Democrats on 20%.
On Monday night Mr Blair assured Labour backbenchers that he would give his successor “ample” time to bed in before the next general election - which is expected in 2009 and must come before May 2010.
Mr Brown told GMTV he was sure that Labour could “prove to the world that we can do these things in a unified and proper way”.
“You know there is no leader who has said before he is going to leave before an election, so undoubtedly there’s speculation about what’s going to happen,” he said.
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Administrator @ May 10, 2006