6Sep/062
Junior Minister resigns; pressure on Blair increases
Amid the spin, smoke and confusion of the last couple of days' business in Westminster, junior minister Tom Watson has quit.
One of the signaturies of the letter from 16 MPs which yesterday called for Blair to step down, Watson today stated that it it is neither good for Labour nor for Britain that Blair remains leader.
It's understood that Blair was going to speak with Watson today, so this could be perceived as a pre-emptive resignation to avoid a reprimand or the political advantage of sacking a rebel.
What will be interesting is if more MPs now resign... at what point does the pressure on Blair to resign reach critical levels?
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September 6th, 2006 - 21:09
Now its 7 resignations! I bet they are frantically trying to stop a big rock that is already rolling down the hill. Personally I think he was planning to go having done 10 years in office, the way things are going he might not make it that far.
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September 6th, 2006 - 21:13
I've heard – through a source I can't vouch for – that Jack Straw might be that big rock. The man who was allegedly sacked by George Bush… that would make sense.
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