A Journey (121 page)

xvi) The saddest of days. With Gordon at John Smith’s funeral in Edinburgh, 20 May 1994

xvii) We announced that Gordon was not going to stand as Labour leader on 1 June 1994

xviii) Alongside John Prescott and Margaret Beckett, the other two candidates for the Labour leadership, June 1994

xix) That summer we made a holiday detour to recruit Alastair Campbell. From left, Neil Kinnock, me, Alastair, Glenys Kinnock with Kathryn, and Alastair’s children, Calum and Grace, August 1994

xx) Drafting the new wording of Clause IV in March 1995 with John, now deputy Labour leader

xxi) John Prescott, Gordon Brown and I launch the Labour Party manifesto alongside a Shadow Cabinet team that included Jack Straw, far left, and Robin Cook, second row, third right. London, 3 April 1997

xxii) Watching the election night results with John Burton, my constituency agent, Trimdon Labour Club, Sedgefield, 1 May 1997

xxiii) Reviewing the election coverage with the team, including Alastair Campbell and David Miliband, on the last Sunday before polling day, 27 April 1997

xxiv) Going to vote at Sedgefield, 1 May 1997. Hordes of photographers were in tow

xxv) Expectant family and friends at the Sedgefield count. Kathryn holds my dad’s hand; Cherie’s mum is in the front row, far right, and her dad second row, third right. 1 May 1997

xxvi) Neil Kinnock, John Prescott and Peter Mandelson among colleagues and supporters as the celebrations begin, Royal Festival Hall

xxvii) As dawn broke on 2 May 1997, I made my victory speech on the South Bank. I could see the cheering crowds massed all along the Embankment

xxviii) The new prime minister, celebrating with Cherie, 2 May 1997. This was not just a win, it was a landslide