While it wasn't a complete disaster for Labour, the by-elections held this week were clearly not good news for Tony Blair's Labour government. Labour lost the Leicester South seat to the Liberal Democrats, and just barely retained Birmingham Hodge Hill. The swings against the party and to the Liberal Democrats were nothing short of enormous. While there was a not inconsiderable bright spot for Blair in that the Conservatives did surprisingly poorly in these races (Michael Howard better be watching his back), these results reinforce the fact that many Britons feel it is time for a change at No. 10.
Posted by armand at July 16, 2004 10:08 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics