51% relevant, context: in what some interpreted as a rebuke to Tony Blair . He was re-elected MP in the general election of...<br />
was returned to power under the leadership of Tony Blair . Among Labour's proposals was the establishment...<br />
process of selecting its candidate. Despite Blair 's personal antipathy, Livingstone was included...<br />
shortlist in November 1999, having pledged that he would not run as an independent if he failed to...<br />
that he would not run as an independent if he failed to secure the party's nomination. William...<br />
Hague, then Leader of the Opposition taunted Blair at Prime Minister's Question Time: "Why not...<br />
Party the same day and expelled on 4 April. Tony Blair said that Livingstone as mayor would be a...<br />
as mayor would be a "disaster" for London; he later said he was wrong in that...<br />
would be a "disaster" for London; he later said he was wrong in that prediction. 18 The result of...<br />
and many in the party leadership (including Tony Blair himself) feared that Labour would be humiliated...<br />
