Spot The Difference

Exhibit A: Yesterday's interview between Gordon Brown and Andrew Marr (Transcript)

ANDREW MARR: ...I mean a lot of people believe that that transition requires at least you to know when the Prime Minister is going to stand down, do you know?

GORDON BROWN: No, and the issue is actually, Tony has said himself ... Tony Blair has said himself a year ago that he wishes to.. to play his part in organising that stable and orderly transition.

Exhibit B: Article in The Guardian and elsewhere.

Mr Blair's allies claim that he recently offered Mr Brown a fresh private reassurance on the date of the handover of power, including the circumstances of the transition

Meanwhile on Fantasy Island: Blair to warn of polls disaster if he is forced out

Really. As opposed to the recent polls disaster...

Blair isn't going unless

Blair isn't going unless forced. He contends that the recent polls were about local issues, not his leadership. Is the party going to self implode? Whats brewing re Iran that Straw had to be moved?

Straw said militaty action

Straw said militaty action was inconcevable and a nuclear strike was 'nuts'

that's why he had to go. george told tony to sack him