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'THE prime minister has never had Brown more where he wants him than he does now." So said a close aide of Tony Blair commenting upon his master's imminent return from that secret holiday destination everyone knew about. Apart from being bad English, this was a puzzling formulation. Where exactly does the PM want the chancellor? Face down, in humble obeisance? Not, we presume, in the ante-chamber to No 10 waiting for his turn at the top job.
All that talk of Gordon Brown taking over in 2006 - so confidently forecast during and after the general election campaign - has evaporated. It's now 2008 at the earliest and most people now seem to think Blair will not announce his departure until the last Labour Party conference before the 2009 general election.See the full content of this document
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Why Brown Faces Brunt of the Petty Politics of No 10
There's no hurry, we're told. Brown has nowhere to go, and has no alternative but to sit it out. Wait upon the PM's pleasure. No doubt, by the weekend, the briefers will be hinting that Blair intends to sack the chancellor in the next cabinet reshuffle. In other words, it's business as usual in Down...
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