Analysis: Speculation about Tony Blair's future as British prime minister

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LIANE HANSEN
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
09-26-2004
Analysis: Speculation about Tony Blair's future as British prime minister

Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

LIANE HANSEN, host:

Because of his support of President Bush and the war in Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in danger of losing his job. Today Blair's Labor Party begins its annual conference, expected to be the last before a general election. And it's likely to be dominated by speculation about the prime minister's future. NPR's London correspondent Anthony Kuhn is with the Labor Party faithful and joins us now from ...

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