Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The final Question Time

I woke up early today to watch TONY BLAIR and his final Prime Minister's Question Time session in the House of Commons on BBC America.
I can remember the night in 1997 when I watched coverage of Blair's first General Election victory on C-SPAN.
Today, Blair received a standing ovation from MPs at the conclusion of the Question Time session, as he prepared to resign and turn over the reins of power to Gordon Brown.
On Radio Five Live just now, the commentators said the Conservative MPs in Opposition probably applauded out of relief that their decade-long nemesis is finally standing down.
Tory leader David Cameron paid tribute to Blair's "remarkable achievement" as premier, including "work in the developing world" which Cameron said would endure.

Blair did field some difficult questions about British forces in Iraq. The war and Britain's role in it will form some of Blair's legacy.
Blair will also be remembered for developments in Northern Ireland, and the Rev. Ian Paisley praised Blair for his work in bringing peace to the province.

1 Comments:

Blogger Mike said...

I'd love to see the Right Honorable George W. stand up for President's Questions every week! Here, here! Yeah! Yeah!

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