Sunday, February 04, 2007

Corruption allegations may hasten Blair’s exit


This should not surprise. When the whiff of corruption is rife, questioning the leader that has been around for so long is the correct thing to do.

It has all gove so badly wrong. The a political leader decides to leave voluntarily after ten years, this is a good thing and worthy of commendation.

Tony Blair's premiership is coming to a tortuous end. For some time now, it has been the strong assumption that he will quit office in June, shortly after celebrating his tenth anniversary in Downing Street. This week, a major row over corruption allegations has raised questions about whether his plans will be short-circuited, forcing him out of office earlier.

Pressure on Mr Blair is coming from a year-long police inquiry into allegations that Downing Street offered political honours to a group of business leaders in return for cash donations to the ruling Labour party. This week, the probe took a dramatic new twist when it emerged that Mr Blair had been interviewed for a second time by police.

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