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Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour party in 1994 after the sudden death of the previous leader John Smith the Conservative Party had been in power for 15 years at that time and was very unpopular so it was highly likely that whoever won the leadership election would become Prime Minister in due course. This was the case and Labour won the General Election in May 1997 and Blair as their leader became Prime Minister.
It is alleged that there was a pact between Gordon Brown and Blair that Brown would not contest the leadership election in return for influence and on condition that Blair would eventually resign so that Brown could take over. This is sometimes called the Granita pact after the restaurant where the deal was allegedly made.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoTony Blair was elected as prime minister in the year 1997 , as a labor minister.
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∙ 13y agoTony Blair defeated john Major for the post of the England's prime minister.
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Where did tony Blair become prime minister?
United Kingdom.
What country was Tony Blair prime minister of?
Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What is tony blair's official address as prime minister?
When tony Blair was the prime minister of England , the official address was10 Downing Street.
Who was Prime Minister after John Major?
Tony Blair in 1997.
Was Tony Blair president of England?
No, Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Tony Blair was what the of UK?
Prime Minister
Who was the English prime minister in 2002?
The British Prime Minister in 2002 was Tony Blair.
Who was the prime minister in the when cricket was invented?
tony blair
Was tony Blair prime minister in 1998?
Yes.
Who was the british prime minister in 1999?
Tony Blair
Who was the English Prime Minister in 2001?
Tony Blair.
Was tony Blair the prime minister in 1999?
Yes.
