There were many pictures in any British newspaper yesterday of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the new British Prime Minister. Blair of course did his best Shakespeare impression declaring his undying loyalty to his dear and old friend Gordon at the handover of power.
Today in the Independent we see for all the world how sincere Blair is, three days before the official handover the truth is out about what Tony was planning for his old friend and most loyal supporter, the only good news is that Blair didn't hire a soprano.
The Independent has the very best sources, sources that clearly value country over politics, they are fortunate they have their Ellsbergs.
June 24, 2007
Revealed: Blair's secret plan to sack Gordon Brown
An explosive Cabinet Office document reveals that the departing Prime Minister had no intention of making a 'smooth transition' of power to Gordon Brown. Political Editor Marie Woolf reveals the detailed plans to sack his bitter rival and break up the Treasury in an exclusive report that reveals an extraordinary breakdown at the heart of government
Published: 24 June 2007
An astonishing confidential document - disclosed by The Independent on Sunday three days before Gordon Brown takes over as Prime Minister - proves that Tony Blair planned to sack Mr Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer immediately after the last election.
The Cabinet Office document, drawn up by a team of Downing Street advisers including Lord Birt, the former director-general of the BBC, shows that far from the "unswerving support" the Prime Minister pledged to Mr Brown this week, he planned to scupper his career and break up the Treasury just two years ago.
The revelations will shock Labour Party delegates assembling in Manchester for the formal announcement of Mr Brown's succession as Labour leader.
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