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The Tony Must Stay List In Full

Posted February 5th, 2007 by quarsan

Those who have publicly called for Blair to not leave immediately are in bold. Please help us keep this list up to date by reporting further support in the comments. Thank you.

Blair Cabinet:
John Prescott - Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
Gordon Brown - Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jack Straw - Leader of the House of Commons, Lords Reform and Party Funding
Margaret Beckett - Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Alistair Darling - Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
John Reid - Secretary of State for the Home Department
Patricia Hewitt - Secretary of State for Health
Tessa Jowell - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Hilary Armstrong - Cabinet Office Minister and for Social Exclusion and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Peter Hain - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Secretary of State for Wales
Baroness Amos - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
Lord Falconer - Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for International Development
Alan Johnson - Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Ruth Kelly - Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
John Hutton - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
David Miliband - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Des Browne - Secretary of State for Defence
Douglas Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland
Hazel Blears - Minister without Portfolio
Jacqui Smith - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
Stephen Timms - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Also attending Cabinet:
Geoff Hoon - Minister for Europe in the FCO
Ian McCartney - Minister for Trade in the FCO and the DTI
Lord Grocott - Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms
Lord Goldsmith - Attorney General

4 out of 5 are women. To be

On February 5th, 2007 johnf (not verified) says:

4 out of 5 are women.

To be crusty and reactionary for a while, I sometimes think Labour should have spent less time pandering to upper middle class feminists - and upper middle class ex-68 trots and gay rights campaigners and anti fox-hunters - and slightly more time supporting the underpriveleged and poor - of all sexes, sexualities and races - and concerning itself with morality in its foreign policy.

A certain generation of good working class women got swept to one side - Alice Mahon, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Kate Hooey. If they'd prevailed at least there'd now be equal pay for all women.

Well, at least we know who

On February 5th, 2007 John A Thomson (not verified) says:

Well, at least we know who won't be in Gordon's cabinet ;-).

A list devoid of talent and

On February 5th, 2007 Oriental Orator (not verified) says:

A list devoid of talent and integrity. How depressing.

Perhaps government should

On February 5th, 2007 lifesastumblingblock (not verified) says:

Perhaps government should spend less time devising new ways of collecting tax, controlling citizens and extending the state mechanism.

Perhaps instead they should spend a little more time on being more accountable and less secretive to those the represent. Oh perhaps they are.....

blin the legacy: a comedy of

On February 5th, 2007 blin says:

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That makes 4 Blair's babes

On February 5th, 2007 Anonymous (not verified) says:

That makes 4 Blair's babes and one Jeremy Thorpe's babe. How depressing.