London Observer: We could los the next election, says Labour Minister

[Jack Rabbit]

From the London Observer (Sunday supplement of the Guardian Unlimited (UK)
Dated Sunday June 13

We could lose next election, says Hain
· Key minister warns of Howard victory 'by back door'
· Blair seeks way to reduce public anger over Iraq war
By Gaby Hinsliff, chief political correspondent

Tony Blair could lose the next general election unless angry Labour supporters step back from the brink, a senior cabinet minister warned yesterday.
Peter Hain became the first major figure publicly to admit the depth of the trouble facing the government, after Labour was forced into third place behind the Tories and Liberal Democrats in local elections last week. Until now, the government has insisted that the backlash was a midterm protest vote that would evaporate.
Hain's remarks were made as it emerged that the Prime Minister may try to defuse anger about the war in Iraq with a mea culpa over the failure of the allies to find weapons of mass destruction.
Warning that the party had had too few answers to the Lib Dems, who wooed Labour deserters by focusing heavily on Iraq, Hain said the third party was becoming 'a kind of sponge for absorbing Labour discontent', just as Labour once did to the Tories.

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[bluestateguy]

1. What if the Tories win?

Aren't they just as hawkish as the Blair wing of Labour? I fear they will benefit from a split in the anti-war vote between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

[struggle4progress]

2. Tony, Tony. Please think of the good of the party. Then:

(1) apologize for lying about Iraq;
(2) resign; and
(3) tell everyone the truth about how the Bushistas twisted your arm or bought your soul.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Now, there's a plan

I like it.

[Narraback]

5. If he did that he will not get the office next to John Major at ..

Carlyle headquarters!

[struggle4progress]

3. Labour wiped off map in Stafford

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Electronic voting used in recent years was not used this time all voters used pencil and paper. Turnout went up.
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