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15 years ago: MPs call on PM to name leaving date after Clarke sacked


Left, Home Secretary Charles Clarke, and right, Alan Johnson
THIS week, 15 years ago, Labour MPs called on Tony Blair to set a firm date for leaving No 10 in the wake of the party s local election drubbing and the dramatic sacking of Home Secretary Charles Clarke.
Backbenchers queued up to insist only a timetable for handing over power could restore the Government s authority.
It was reported that a letter was being drawn up to be circulated for signature by up to 50 mainstream Labour MPs calling for an early end date to the Blair era.
And three North-East Labour MPs - Blaydon MP Dave Anderson and Newcastle MPs Doug Henderson and Nick Brown - stepped forward to urge the Prime Minister to set a date for leaving Downing Street. ....

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