Blair's government suffers from spin, lack of open debate: Butler
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The government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair puts too much emphasis on spin and stifles political debate, Lord Robin Butler says in an interview.
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Tony Blair has said his Labor party will not cave in despite poor poll ratings, backbench revolts, and protests over hunting and the Iraq war.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain's Tony Blair faces  one of the trickiest speeches of his career on Tuesday, seeking  to win back his Labour Party after rifts over Iraq and spell  out new policies to set up next year's re-election bid.
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Britain&#39;s Tony Blair faces one of the trickiest speeches of his career today, seeking to win back his Labour party after rifts over Iraq and spell out new policies to set up next year&#39;s re-election bid.
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Britain's main opposition Conservative Party's lack of detailed policies is a &quot;fundamental problem&quot; for the party, which poses an &quot;enormous opportunity&quot; for the governing Labour Party, Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
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Tony Blair's ministers have said it, his  political opponents are baying for it but the British prime  minister refuses to utter it.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's foreign  policy has failed because of his inability to influence  Washington and his successor must carve out a leading role for  Britain within Europe instead, a report said on Tuesday.
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With the war in Iraq dividing his government and eroding trust in his leadership, Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday conceded at
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has voiced &quot;deep sorrow&quot; for the country's historic role in the slave trade, but stopped short of a full apology sought by some critics.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: Brown showed a distinct lack of courage in failing to stand up to Blair. Now he must quickly summon the courage to withdraw.
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Tony Blair's domestic woes followed him to Israel, but he pointedly refused to elaborate on his departure from office, calling questions about it here &quot;disrespectful.&quot;
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LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government is considering toughening already contentious anti-terrorism powers if it wins another term in office, a senior government minister said Sunday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended only 6% of Commons votes during the 2003-04 session, according to the Times.
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Tony Blair has refused to give a clear indication of support for chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown as his successor, despite repeated questions on the subject.
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Tony Blair in the Middle East faces more questions on his leadership after calling for an end to infighting in his party.
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The failure to reveal how thin pre-war intelligence was on Iraq later "came home to roost", Lord Butler says.
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LONDON, June 12--Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday said the news media, driven by increasing competition and pressure from fast-changing technology, has largely abandoned impartial reporting in favor of sensation, shock and controversy, which he said demoralizes public servants and badly serve...