Tommorrow British Prime Minister Tony Blair will step down after long years of serveice to his country. His administration began with immence popularity and an overwhelming landslide, however he ends his leadership in complete unpopulatiry. His approval numbers are even lower than President Bush's. Blair led Great Britain through the tragic death of Princess of Wales, Diana, Sept. 11th, the London train bombings, and the War in Iraq. He was the first to stand at our President's side in fighting the global War on Terror. He sent British troops into Iraq and made sure the United Kingdom and the United States were stable allies. Blair's popularity has slipped lately because of the War in Iraq and has been called Bush's puppet. I feel the Prime Minister had a mind of his own and only acted in the best interests of the United Kingdom. The new Leader of the Labour Party, which currently holds the most seats in the British Parliament, Gordon Brown will become the next Prime Minister tommorrow continuing on the Blair legacy. Brwon has been seen as Blair's likely successor for years. He currently serves as Chancellor of the Exchequer or finance minister. He will likely represent his party in the upcoming elections in 2009 where his party is in jeopardy of losing control to the tories or conservative party. Brown and Blair haven't agreed completely on several issues and Blair never supported his candidacy to succeed him as Prime Minister, however they will have to put aside their differences as Queen Elizabeth II will ask him to become her 8th prime minister.
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