Tony Blair won an unprecedented three elections in a row for Labour, served for a decade in Downing Street and is widely viewed in the Labour Party as the best leader it has had for a generation or more.
So exactly why is he quitting at this time, only two years after winning the 2005 election, three years before he has to call the next one and with the party as well set as most mid-term governments could hope?
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This story doesn't quite ring true. My British friends tell me a different version: evidently Blair's popularity is tied directly to the Iraq war and has fallen even lower than Bush's rating. Being known as "Bush's poodle" doesn't exactly enhance one's political career.
While this is an interesting story about the underlying reasons for Tony Blair's leaving office ahead of the election calendar, it is, in typical BBC fashion, very poorly sourced leaving one to wonder just how accurate are the "facts" presented.
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