Sunday, June 11, 2006
The Welsh - again!
According to Atticus in the Sunday Times, the Welsh have been getting up Tony Blair's nose again:
A “save our seats” delegation asked Blair for the merest hint about when he would be walking into the electoral sunset. Amid rising concern about Labour prospects in the assembly elections next May, MPs Albert Owen and Paul Flynn urged Blair to set out a clear timetable.
“The thrust of it was that he needs to clarify,” says an MP who was present at the private meeting. “Two MPs said this very openly.” But Blair sent them away disappointed, saying he wouldn’t reveal more about his plans as this would play into the hands of the Tories.
For the sake of the workload of North Wales Police let us hope that the Prime Minister was more circumspect in his choice of language this time.
A “save our seats” delegation asked Blair for the merest hint about when he would be walking into the electoral sunset. Amid rising concern about Labour prospects in the assembly elections next May, MPs Albert Owen and Paul Flynn urged Blair to set out a clear timetable.
“The thrust of it was that he needs to clarify,” says an MP who was present at the private meeting. “Two MPs said this very openly.” But Blair sent them away disappointed, saying he wouldn’t reveal more about his plans as this would play into the hands of the Tories.
For the sake of the workload of North Wales Police let us hope that the Prime Minister was more circumspect in his choice of language this time.
