Mr Blair said he would carry on backing Mr Bush to the hilt. "I will never apologise for Britain being a strong ally of the United States," he told the BBC.
Ummmm, ok Mr. Prime Minister - but if you are losing David Miliband you are in some very serious trouble at home, and that Jack Straw would criticize you so bluntly while you are on a trip to the US ... maybe you won't last another year in power after all.
Mr Straw's public views are shared privately by other senior Cabinet figures, with the row fast becoming the most serious rift between No10 and the rest of the Cabinet since Labour came to power.Posted by armand at July 30, 2006 12:27 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs