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* [[Margaret Beckett]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] and a former deputy leader.
* [[Margaret Beckett]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] and a former deputy leader.
* [[Hazel Blears]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites">{{cite news |title=Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites plotted to topple Brown |first=Patrick |last=Hennessy |coauthor=Kite, Melissa |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=6 June 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5463596/Revealed-how-Cabinet-Blairites-plotted-to-topple-Brown.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Hazel Blears savages Gordon">{{cite news |title=Hazel Blears savages Gordon Brown over 'lamentable' failures |first=Toby |last=Helm |coauthor=Hinsliff, Gaby |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 May 2009 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/02/gordon-brown-hazelblears |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Hazel Blears]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites">{{cite news |title=Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites plotted to topple Brown |first=Patrick |last=Hennessy |coauthor=Kite, Melissa |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=6 June 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5463596/Revealed-how-Cabinet-Blairites-plotted-to-topple-Brown.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Hazel Blears savages Gordon">{{cite news |title=Hazel Blears savages Gordon Brown over 'lamentable' failures |first=Toby |last=Helm |coauthor=Hinsliff, Gaby |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 May 2009 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/02/gordon-brown-hazelblears |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Andy Burnham]] - Shadow [[Secretary of State for Health]] and leadership candidate.
* [[Andy Burnham]] - Shadow [[Secretary of State for Education]].
* [[Stephen Byers]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Transport|Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions]] and former MP.<ref name="Blairites plot to hasten">{{cite news |title=Blairites plot to hasten Gordon Brown's exit |first=Sam |last=Coates |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=4 August 2008 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4454266.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stephen Byers: the ultra-Blairite who was a constant thorn in Gordon Brown's side |first=Patrick |last=Sawer |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=14 November 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/6569084/Stephen-Byers-the-ultra-Blairite-who-was-a-constant-thorn-in-Gordon-Browns-side.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading" />
* [[Stephen Byers]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Transport|Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions]] and former MP.<ref name="Blairites plot to hasten">{{cite news |title=Blairites plot to hasten Gordon Brown's exit |first=Sam |last=Coates |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=4 August 2008 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4454266.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stephen Byers: the ultra-Blairite who was a constant thorn in Gordon Brown's side |first=Patrick |last=Sawer |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=14 November 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/6569084/Stephen-Byers-the-ultra-Blairite-who-was-a-constant-thorn-in-Gordon-Browns-side.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading" />
* [[Liam Byrne]] - The Shadow [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
* [[Liam Byrne]] - A former [[Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
* [[Charles Clarke]] - A former [[Home Secretary]] and former MP who lost his seat in the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Blairites plot to hasten" /><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading">{{cite news |title=Charles Clarke: Labour heading for 'utter destruction' under Gordon Brown |first=Andrew |last=Porter |coauthor=Kirkup, James |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=3 September 2008 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/2676342/Charles-Clarke-Labour-heading-for-utter-destruction-under-Gordon-Brown.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Charles Clarke]] - A former [[Home Secretary]] and former MP who lost his seat in the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Blairites plot to hasten" /><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading">{{cite news |title=Charles Clarke: Labour heading for 'utter destruction' under Gordon Brown |first=Andrew |last=Porter |coauthor=Kirkup, James |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=3 September 2008 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/2676342/Charles-Clarke-Labour-heading-for-utter-destruction-under-Gordon-Brown.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Charles Falconer| Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton]] - A former [[Lord Chancellor]]
* [[Charles Falconer| Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton]] - A former [[Lord Chancellor]]
* [[Caroline Flint]] - A former [[Minister of State for Europe]]<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Caroline Flint defends Hazel Blears in expenses row |first=Alice |last=Thomson |coauthor=Sylvester, Rachel |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=23 May 2009 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6345186.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Loyalists urge PM to sack Flint amid fears she will quit |first=Paul |last=Waugh |coauthor=Cecil, Nicholas |newspaper=[[The Evening Standard]] |date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23703884-loyalists-urge-pm-to-sack-flint-amid-fears-she-will-quit.do |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Caroline Flint]] - The Shadow [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Caroline Flint defends Hazel Blears in expenses row |first=Alice |last=Thomson |coauthor=Sylvester, Rachel |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=23 May 2009 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6345186.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Loyalists urge PM to sack Flint amid fears she will quit |first=Paul |last=Waugh |coauthor=Cecil, Nicholas |newspaper=[[The Evening Standard]] |date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23703884-loyalists-urge-pm-to-sack-flint-amid-fears-she-will-quit.do |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Patricia Hewitt]] - The former [[Secretary of State for Health]] and former MP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for secret ballot to settle leadership debate |first=Hélène |last=Hélène Mulholland |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 January 2010 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/06/hoon-and-hewitt-statement-brown |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Hewitt]] - The former [[Secretary of State for Health]] and former MP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for secret ballot to settle leadership debate |first=Hélène |last=Hélène Mulholland |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 January 2010 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/06/hoon-and-hewitt-statement-brown |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Peter Hain]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Wales]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-382778/The-Blairites-Brownites.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=The Blairites and the Brownites | date=11 April 2006}}</ref>
* [[Peter Hain]] - The Shadow [[Secretary of State for Wales]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-382778/The-Blairites-Brownites.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=The Blairites and the Brownites | date=11 April 2006}}</ref>
* [[Margaret Hodge]] - the Shadow [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport|Minister for Culture and Tourism]]
* [[Margaret Hodge]] - A former [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport|Minister for Culture and Tourism]]
* [[John Hutton (Labour MP)|John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Defence]], Former MP and now head of a commission into public sector pensions for the [[Premiership of David Cameron|Conservative-Liberal Democrat]] coalition<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" /><ref name="Andrew Grice: We are all">{{cite news |title=Andrew Grice: We are all Brownites now, say the Blairites with relief |first=Andrew |last=Grice |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=29 June 2007 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andrew-grice-we-are-all-brownites-now-say-the-blairites-with-relief-455132.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[John Hutton (Labour MP)|John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Defence]], Former MP and now head of a commission into public sector pensions for the [[Premiership of David Cameron|Conservative-Liberal Democrat]] coalition<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" /><ref name="Andrew Grice: We are all">{{cite news |title=Andrew Grice: We are all Brownites now, say the Blairites with relief |first=Andrew |last=Grice |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=29 June 2007 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andrew-grice-we-are-all-brownites-now-say-the-blairites-with-relief-455132.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Derry Irvine|Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg]] - A former [[Lord Chancellor]]
* [[Derry Irvine|Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg]] - A former [[Lord Chancellor]]
* [[Tessa Jowell]] - A former cabinet minister.
* [[Tessa Jowell]] - A former cabinet minister.
* [[Alan Johnson]] - The Shadow [[Home Secretary]]
* [[Alan Johnson]] - The Shadow [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
* [[Ruth Kelly]] - A former cabinet minister <ref>{{cite news |title=Ruth Kelly: chequered career of the Blairite star who fell to earth |first=Siobhan |last=Kennedy |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=25 September 2008 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4821498.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Hazel Blears savages Gordon" />
* [[Ruth Kelly]] - A former cabinet minister <ref>{{cite news |title=Ruth Kelly: chequered career of the Blairite star who fell to earth |first=Siobhan |last=Kennedy |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=25 September 2008 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4821498.ece |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Hazel Blears savages Gordon" />
* [[Oona King]] - A former MP who lost to [[RESPECT The Unity Coalition|Respect]] candidate [[George Galloway]], currently standing for [[Mayor of London]]<ref>http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/maguire/2010/07/a-kiss-of-death-from-the-princ.html</ref>
* [[Oona King]] - A former MP who lost to [[RESPECT The Unity Coalition|Respect]] candidate [[George Galloway]]
* [[Peter Mandelson| Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson]] - A former [[First Secretary of State]] and spin doctor <ref name="The Blairites reign supreme">{{cite news |title=The Blairites reign supreme |first=Steve |last=Richards |authorlink=Steve Richards |newspaper=[[New Statesman]] |date=18 October 1999 |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/199910180004 |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Return of the Blairites">{{cite news |title=Return of the Blairites spells trouble for David Cameron |first=Janet |last=Daley |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 January 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/janetdaley/4218071/Return-of-the-Blairites-spells-trouble-for-David-Cameron.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Pompous Blairites">{{cite news |title=Pompous Blairites like David Miliband and Peter Mandelson make me cringe |first=Paul |last=Routledge |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=13 November 2009 |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/routledge/2009/11/13/david-miliband-doesn-t-want-115875-21818631/ |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Peter Mandelson| Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson]] - A former [[First Secretary of State]] and spin doctor <ref name="The Blairites reign supreme">{{cite news |title=The Blairites reign supreme |first=Steve |last=Richards |authorlink=Steve Richards |newspaper=[[New Statesman]] |date=18 October 1999 |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/199910180004 |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Return of the Blairites">{{cite news |title=Return of the Blairites spells trouble for David Cameron |first=Janet |last=Daley |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 January 2009 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/janetdaley/4218071/Return-of-the-Blairites-spells-trouble-for-David-Cameron.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="Pompous Blairites">{{cite news |title=Pompous Blairites like David Miliband and Peter Mandelson make me cringe |first=Paul |last=Routledge |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=13 November 2009 |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/routledge/2009/11/13/david-miliband-doesn-t-want-115875-21818631/ |accessdate=6 January 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Pat McFadden (British politician)|Pat McFadden]] - The former [[Minister of State]] for [[Business, Innovations and Skills]] and former Shadow Business Secretary
* [[Pat McFadden (British politician)|Pat McFadden]] - The former [[Minister of State]] for [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Business, Innovations and Skills]]
* [[Alan Milburn]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Health]], former MP and is now Social Mobility Tsar under the [[Premiership of David Cameron|Conservative-Liberal Democrat]]<ref name="The Blairites reign supreme" /><ref name="Return of the Blairites" /><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading" />
* [[Alan Milburn]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Health]], former MP and now Social Mobility Tsar under the [[Premiership of David Cameron|Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition]]<ref name="The Blairites reign supreme" /><ref name="Return of the Blairites" /><ref name="Charles Clarke: Labour heading" />
* [[David Miliband]] - The Shadow [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] and leadership candidate <ref name="Pompous Blairites" />
* [[David Miliband]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] <ref name="Pompous Blairites" />
* [[Jim Murphy]] - The Shadow [[Secretary of State for Scotland]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/gallery/2009/jun/04/gordon-brown-cabinet-support#/?picture=348402478&index=18 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Which cabinet ministers are supporting Gordon Brown? | first=David | last=Hencke | date=4 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Jim Murphy]] - The Shadow [[Secretary of State for Defence]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/gallery/2009/jun/04/gordon-brown-cabinet-support#/?picture=348402478&index=18 | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Which cabinet ministers are supporting Gordon Brown? | first=David | last=Hencke | date=4 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Janet Royall| Janet Royall, Baroness Royall]] - The Shadow [[Leader of the House of Lords]]
* [[Janet Royall| Janet Royall, Baroness Royall]] - The Shadow [[Leader of the House of Lords]]
* [[James Purnell]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] and former MP.<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" />
* [[James Purnell]] - A former [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] and former MP.<ref name="Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites" />
* [[Jacqui Smith]] - A former [[Home Secretary]] and former MP who lost her seat in the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Andrew Grice: We are all" /><ref>{{cite news |title=First woman at the Home Office: Jacqui Smith |first=Nigel |last=Morris |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=29 June 2007 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/first-woman-at-the-home-office-jacqui-smith-455173.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}} A more fluid approach is needed.</ref>
* [[Jacqui Smith]] - A former [[Home Secretary]] and former MP who lost her seat in the 2010 General Election.<ref name="Andrew Grice: We are all" /><ref>{{cite news |title=First woman at the Home Office: Jacqui Smith |first=Nigel |last=Morris |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=29 June 2007 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/first-woman-at-the-home-office-jacqui-smith-455173.html |accessdate=6 January 2010 | location=London}} A more fluid approach is needed.</ref>
* [[Chris Leslie]] - A former government minister.
* [[Chris Leslie]] - A [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] MP.


Those considered arch-Blairites are [[Ruth Kelly]], [[James Purnell]], [[Alan Milburn]], [[John Hutton]] and [[Tessa Jowell]]. Other non-politicians who are Blairites include:
Those considered arch-Blairites are [[Ruth Kelly]], [[James Purnell]], [[Alan Milburn]], [[John Hutton]] and [[Tessa Jowell]]. Other non-politicians who are Blairites include:

Revision as of 23:45, 4 November 2010

In British politics, the term Blairism refers to the political ideology of former leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister Tony Blair, who left both positions in 2007 to become Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East. Proponents of Blairism are referred to as Blairites.

Ideology

Politically, Blair has been identified with the introduction of quasi-markets into public services, an interventionist and Atlanticist foreign policy, support for stronger law enforcement powers, a large focus on surveillance as a means to address crime and unemployment and a large focus on education as a means to encourage social mobility. In the early years (circa 1994-1997), Blairism was also associated with support for European integration and particularly British participation in the European single currency, though this waned after Labour took office.

The term is used in particular in contrast to Brownite, to identify those within the Labour Party who prefer Gordon Brown's leadership to that of Blair. However, with Blair and Brown typically in agreement on most political issues[1] (from Iraq to public sector reform), commentators have noted that "the difference between Brownites and Blairites … is more tribal than ideological" [2]. This is believed to stem from a personal disagreement between Blair and Brown over who should have run for the leadership following the death of John Smith in 1994: though Brown was originally considered the senior of the two, he waited until after Smith's funeral to begin campaigning by which point Blair had gathered too much momentum to be beaten.[3]

The term is often used to describe individuals within the labour party who support Blair's right wing reforms. Often Brownites are seen as more left and, by some, seen to have a slightly more Liberal or Liberal Left ideology to Blairites.

For a long time, there has been a great deal of discussion in British politics about the Blairite legacy. This has intensified since September 2006, when Blair announced his intention to resign within a year, and especially since May 2007, when he said he would resign as Prime Minister on June 27, 2007. While centrists such as Gordon Brown and David Cameron claim that Blairism is safe in their hands, critics on the left (e.g. John McDonnell) and right (e.g. Norman Tebbit) dispute its value to British society. Others have even speculated that, if the Blairite coalition is to be seen as essentially one of pro-market anti-Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats could even be its ultimate inheritors.[4]

Notable Blairites

Other than Tony Blair himself, the following prominent Labour politicians are often considered Blairites, but may not identify themselves as such:

Those considered arch-Blairites are Ruth Kelly, James Purnell, Alan Milburn, John Hutton and Tessa Jowell. Other non-politicians who are Blairites include:

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ How to bear Blair: become a Blairite Will Hutton, Guardian Unlimited - Comment is free, 21 June 2006
  2. ^ Jack the Knife goes for the clearout kill Kirsty Milne, The Scotsman, 28 November 2001
  3. ^ Will he? Won't he? Suzie Mackenzie, The Guardian, 25 September 2004
  4. ^ Kennedy can still exploit this perfect political storm Martin Kettle, The Guardian, 26 April 2005
  5. ^ a b c d Hennessy, Patrick (6 June 2009). "Revealed: how Cabinet Blairites plotted to topple Brown". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Helm, Toby (3 May 2009). "Hazel Blears savages Gordon Brown over 'lamentable' failures". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Coates, Sam (4 August 2008). "Blairites plot to hasten Gordon Brown's exit". The Times. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  8. ^ Sawer, Patrick (14 November 2009). "Stephen Byers: the ultra-Blairite who was a constant thorn in Gordon Brown's side". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  9. ^ a b c Porter, Andrew (3 September 2008). "Charles Clarke: Labour heading for 'utter destruction' under Gordon Brown". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Thomson, Alice (23 May 2009). "Caroline Flint defends Hazel Blears in expenses row". The Times. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Waugh, Paul (4 June 2009). "Loyalists urge PM to sack Flint amid fears she will quit". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Hélène Mulholland, Hélène (6 January 2010). "Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for secret ballot to settle leadership debate". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  13. ^ "The Blairites and the Brownites". Daily Mail. London. 11 April 2006.
  14. ^ a b Grice, Andrew (29 June 2007). "Andrew Grice: We are all Brownites now, say the Blairites with relief". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  15. ^ Kennedy, Siobhan (25 September 2008). "Ruth Kelly: chequered career of the Blairite star who fell to earth". The Times. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  16. ^ a b Richards, Steve (18 October 1999). "The Blairites reign supreme". New Statesman. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  17. ^ a b Daley, Janet (11 January 2009). "Return of the Blairites spells trouble for David Cameron". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  18. ^ a b Routledge, Paul (13 November 2009). "Pompous Blairites like David Miliband and Peter Mandelson make me cringe". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  19. ^ Hencke, David (4 June 2009). "Which cabinet ministers are supporting Gordon Brown?". The Guardian. London.
  20. ^ Morris, Nigel (29 June 2007). "First woman at the Home Office: Jacqui Smith". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 January 2010. A more fluid approach is needed.
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