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1. asks Cameron to give Gaddafi safe haven,
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2. Kuwaiti government starts to finance,
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3. some clients start to query his advice,
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4. bid to become president of EU,
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5. second appearance before Chilcot inquiry,
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6. ever closer relationship with Murdoch,
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7. advises Brooks on phone-hacking scandal,
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8. possible affair with Deng,
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9. Murdoch divorces Deng, partly on grounds of her relationship with TB,
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10. waning influence internationally,
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11. Quartet employment ends,
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12. awards from Save the Children and
  GQ
  ,
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13. trustworthiness assessed,
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14. GENERAL:
  attitude to the market,
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15. attitude to rural affairs,
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16. author’s meeting with,
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17. belief in power of legislation,
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18. books about,
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19. British popular attitude,
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20. children’s education,
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21. fascination with wealthy businessmen,
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22. influences on,
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23. as judge of character,
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24. lack of historical knowledge,
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25. lack of knowledge about Islam,
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26. lack of understanding of political success,
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27. leadership skills,
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28. leisurewear,
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29. love of trappings of office,
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30. loyalty,
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31. personal kindnesses,
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32. relationship with CB,
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33. and religion,
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34. Tory rather than Labour?,
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35. trustworthiness,
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36. unworldliness,
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Blears, Hazel,
1
Blix, Hans,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
Blunkett, David: and education policy,
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,
2
,
3
,
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,
5
,
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,
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1. and immigration policy,
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2. on Roche,
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3. replaces Straw at Home Office,
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4. Woodhead on,
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5. and Iraq war,
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6. blames civil service for lack of improvement in NHS,
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7. on Barber’s tests,
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8. tackles TB over tenor of his leadership,
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9. and
  Sunday Times
  exposé,
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10. on TB’s struggle to survive,
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11. resigns over nanny’s visa,
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12. support for TB in run-up to 2005 election,
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13. second resignation,
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14. on Reid,
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BMA
see
British Medical Association
Boateng, Paul,
1
Boer, Wiebe,
1
Boko Haram,
1
Booth, Cherie
see
Blair, Cherie
Booth, Tony,
1
Bosnia,
1
,
2
Bowen, Desmond,
1
,
2
,
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,
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Bower, Cynthia,
1
Boyce, Admiral Mike: takes over as chief of defence staff,
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1. attitude to Hoon and Tebbit,
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2. tries to get more money for MoD,
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3. warns about dangers of ‘war on terror’,
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4. TB keeps Iraq discussions secret from,
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5. and Iraq war,
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6. tries to get more military funding,
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7. continued negativity about Iraq war,
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8. and first JIC dossier,
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9. Hoon and TB try to sack,
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10. addresses Cabinet re. extent of UK involvement in Iraq invasion,
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11. protests again about lack of military funding,
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12. pressurises TB to authorise proper war preparations,
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13. briefs TB and presses him for decisiveness,
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14. warns about lack of post-war planning,
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15. demands assurance war would be legal,
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16. and war briefings,
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  ,
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17. announces war officially over,
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18. on Short and aid work in Iraq,
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Boys-Smith, Stephen: Straw urges to do better with asylum-seekers,
1
,
2
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1. meets with TB to discuss asylum-seekers,
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2. works with Roche,
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  ,
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3. on Straw,
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4. welcomes tolerant immigration policy,
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5. grants Somalians exceptional leave to remain,
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6. on New Labour immigration policy,
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7. improves decision-making process,
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8. relationship with Blunkett,
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9. on benefit voucher system,
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10. replaced by Jeffrey,
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11. on second Iraq dossier,
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12. work in Northern Ireland,
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BP,
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,
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Bradford Royal Infirmary,
1
Branson, Richard,
1
,
2
,
3
Brazil,
1
Bremer, Paul,
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,
2
,
3
,
4
Bremner, Rory,
1
Bright, Martin,
1
Brin, Sergey,
1
Bristol Royal Infirmary,
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British Aerospace,
1
British army: in Kosovo,
1
,
2
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1. in Sierra Leone and East Timor,
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2. lack of proper funding for Iraq war,
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3. lack of experience for Iraq war,
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4. pushes for full involvement,
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5. invasion performance,
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6. plight in Iraq in aftermath of war,
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7. more funding reluctantly released by Brown,
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8. military police murdered,
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9. administrative muddle in British chain of command,
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10. calibre of officers in Iraq,
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11. TB pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan,
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12. Allied Rapid Reaction Corps,
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13. growing chaos round Basra,
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14. withdrawal from Iraq starts to be considered,
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15. Afghanistan deployment goes ahead,
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16. desires to leave Iraq,
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17. helicopter shot down in Basra,
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18. extension of Afghanistan mission to Sangin proves disastrous,
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19. escalation and mission creep in Afghanistan and Iraq,
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20. and NHS medical treatment,
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21. lack of proper funding and equipment,
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22. see also
  SAS
British Energy,
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British Gas,
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British Medical Association (BMA): TB under fire from,
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1. obstruction to change,
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2. and NHS Plan 2000,
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3. negotiations over consultant pay and conditions,
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4. GP pay and conditions,
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5. negotiates yet better pay,
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6. hatred of the market,
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7. new system for assigning junior doctors to consultants,
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Bromley, Princess Royal University Hospital,
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Brooks, Rebekah,
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Brown, Gordon: character,
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1. books about,
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2. attitude to Smith,
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3. appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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4. TB’s role in economic affairs,
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5. attitude to health expenditure,
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6. relationship with TB,
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7. and Robinson,
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8. flat swap with Blairs,
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9. and Ecclestone scandal,
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10. worsening relations with Mandelson,
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11. and Robinson scandal,
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12. Routledge’s biography appears,
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13. conviction should have been PM,
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14. and defence policy,
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15. and energy policy,
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16. desire for revenge on Mandelson,
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17. and immigration policy,
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18. attitude to prison policy,
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19. introduces tax credits,
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20. appears to inject yet more cash into NHS,
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21. pushes PFI deals for hospitals,
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22. protects Robinson,
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23. continuing belief in NHS monopoly,
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24. his goals for the government,
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25. role in Mandelson’s resignation irreparably damages relationship with TB,
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26. gets involved in education policy,
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27. personal agenda of redistribution,
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28. and Kosovo intervention,
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29. refuses to discuss Budget,
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30. and forces of conservatism speech,
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31. advice to Milburn about health policy,
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32. refuses more money for NHS,
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33. cancels Third World debt,
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34. popularity,
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35. TB tries to force to hand over NHS money,
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36. Bremner’s portrayal,
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37. divisiveness of his policy preferences,
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38. and climate change,
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39. considers Post Office privatisation,
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40. reluctantly agrees to abandon petrol tax increase,
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41. attitude to immigration,
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42. underfunding of MoD,
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43. Robinson praises,
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44. more arguments with TB,
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45. TB’s need for,
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46. refuses to allocate money for foot-and-mouth epidemic,
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47. another row with TB,
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48. TB retreats from sending to Foreign Office,
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49. still refusing more NHS money,
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50. TB decides to stand firm against his demand for TB’s resignation,
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51. commitment to tax credits,
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52. backstabbing,
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53. involvement in education programmes,
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54. TB attempts to discuss 9/11 with,
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55. and Iraq war,
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56. grudgingly funds immigrant detention centres,
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57. more fights with TB, over NHS and succession in particular,
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58. relationship with Milburn,
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59. marriage, and death of newborn daughter,
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60. finally agrees to extra NHS cash,
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61. 2002 Budget breaks own golden rules,
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62. opposes Milburn’s NHS reorganisation,
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63. economic forecasts proved wrong,
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64. Iraq war as means for TB to win out over,
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65. refuses more money for the military in run-up to Iraq war,
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66. attacks TB at 2002 party conference,
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67. obstructs TB’s nuclear power plans,
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68. poor value of redistributive efforts
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69. supports part privatisation of London Underground,
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70. Blunkett and Milburn try to persuade TB to sack,
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71. relationship with CB,
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72. TB again retreats from sacking,
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73. allocates funds for Iraq invasion,
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74. to be excluded from war plans,
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75. Cabinet attitude to,
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76. support for Iraq war,
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77. goes on attack again against TB,
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78. 2003 Budget breaks golden rules again,
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79. another NHS row,
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80. as protector of NHS spending,
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81. opposes introducing the market into NHS,
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82. Milburn sacrificed to TB’s need for,
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83. Reid’s attitude to,
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84. TB’s fear of continues to affect health policy,
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85. TB quashes his querying of education expenditure,
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86. Powell on his ambition to be PM,
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87. blocks funds for army in Iraq,
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88. argues with TB over British membership of euro,
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89. tentative handover deal done with TB,
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90. TB reneges on deal,
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91. reluctantly releases more military funding,
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92. triumphant 2004 Budget,
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93. again presses TB to resign,
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94. row over energy policy,
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95. TB announces will serve full third term,
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96. constant self-promotion,
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97. TB moves against, with predictable results,
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98. Peston’s supportive book,
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99. made election supremo,
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100. his effect on the economy and industry,
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101. and Rover,
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102. TB again toys with idea of sacking,
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103. opposes TB’s proposed health changes,
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104. worsening public finances,
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105. more involvement in health policy,
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106. more arguments over TB’s length of tenure and succession,
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107. row with TB over economy and pensions,
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108. agrees to fund Afghanistan mission,
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109. snap pledge to increase funding for state schools,
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110. again attacking TB,
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111. TB attempts to make him more New Labour,
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112. encourages BNF’s sale of stake in Westinghouse Electric Company,
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113. TB wants to win over to nuclear power,
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114. again refuses additional military funding,
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  ,
  2
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115. finally gets departure date from TB,
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116. popular lack of support,
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117. at 2006 party conference,
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118. TB’s attitude to him as successor,
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119. rejects New Labour brand,
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120. helps TB exit gracefully,
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121. still opposes TB’s education policies,
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122. 2007 Budget,
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123. performance as Chancellor assessed,
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124. assures self of succession,
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125. congratulates TB at his last Cabinet meeting,
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126. as PM,
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127. TB writes about in memoirs,
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128. and Chilcot inquiry,
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