@@gunnsteinshanker1293 I can only see Brown, Cameron and May. I can't see Johnson who'd be the only other future PM in the House at this time (Truss and Sunak didn't join till 2010), and you can't really count Blair as a Future PM when this is 9 years into his Ministry.
How come you hate his stances but stan Gordon Brown? To my knowledge, they had the same views on most of the issues they were dealing with. They are both co-founders of new labour.
@@LIJXFVKINBVY we don't know how much of the country backed him on Brexit - because not everyone voted in the Brexit referendum. He resigned soon after, so he couldn't have felt that confident about things. But anyway, vck to the facts, Brexit (yes vote) won with 52% of the vote, which was just under 17.5 milion... That's not 65% of anything. As in, ever. So I'm not quite sure from which orifice you've plucked 65%... Unless it's you're precious little believeys telling you that. In which case knock yourself out. 🙄
From memory approximately 37% of the electorate voted to leave the European Union, which was a greater proportion than ever voted for the Blair Labour Party.
@@Jw._02 I've seen those exchanges. They are nowhere near this level. Nowhere fucking near, no matter how much you 1) want it to be true or 2) don't like how savage this particular exchange was. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules.
Can't you say anything without swearing & blaspheming you foul mouthed individual?! If you can't comment on here cleanly then don't comment at all! Some people like myself get very offended indeed! You are accountable for all of your words one day Matthew C!
@InteractiveHistory You've summed up the exact problem, a Labour SNP coalition? So Scotland will get another coalition for independence then win it and Labour will be seen as traitor to the UK like the Liberal Democrats were in 2010. Very clever.
As much I hate to admit it Tony Blair had lines and attacks that Jay-Z would have been proud of . Always find pmqs is like a rap battle with your team behind you hyping up the contestants every line
Imagine you’re the leader of the opposition, it’s your time to shine, the Speaker gives you 6 questions to ask the Prime Minister, and you still make a fool of yourself and get roasted. Truly, only Cameron could’ve achived such a thing
Not quite. Neil Kinnock's opposition questions were known to be utter and complete foolishery. It's often underestimated; but it's a true showman's experience!
To be fair Blair was absolutely masterful at PMQs. He'd wipe the floor with Sunak or Starmer - and the likes of Liz Truss would have run away screaming half way through her first outing.
Imagine lying to a country about marching.into war to wreck a country and tell us all it was for w.o.m D whehbreally you just wanted to lick the balls of the USA president......
@@alanmichael5619 Theresa May and Boris would get their arses handed to them by Blair as well. Destory them infact... If he can do this to Cameron who was much better at dispatch box than tory leaders in recent times
The good old days when you just had to show your identity card to the EU to go abroad. Now, since 2009, the country voted David Cameron and the tory Party, with being against showing their identity card to the EU. They need to show 3 times the amount of identity to enter a country abroad for a holiday. They get what they deserve.
@@DeprogrammedMedia Not to live there you don't. Same way some countries don't need a visa to come here, they still need a visa to stay. And identity checks are coming
Tony Blair was on fighting form here, even though 2006 would not be a kind year for him, as part of his cabinet finally forced him to announce his timetable of resignation by the summer of 2007.
@@stevenpaulgoulding Sorry, my arse he did - he was forced out by Gordon Brown, who felt he should have left after the 2001 election victory, which was apparently part of the deal made in 1994 when Gordon stood aside to allow Tony become Labour leader.
I got to watch Tony Blair roast IDS during the 2002 Queen’s Speech Debate. I grew up watching PMQs, so it was an absolute treat to see a packed House of Commons in person from the Strangers Gallery. It was a complete surprise that they let us in (the US Embassy had made a scheduling error with our cards of introduction). I doubt very many Americans have had that opportunity and I’m very grateful to have had the experience.
Im not a fan of Blair, especially due to the Iraq War, BUT I will say that he was an excellent speaker and charismatic. He was also still a good PM domestic policy wise. The UK alone would be a lot better under him right now.
The good old days when we could freely visit Europe and Europe visit us, when the population wasn't poor, until the tories took over. MAY THE 4TH BE WITH THE LABOUR PARTY! WHEN THE LABOUR PARTY FORESORE THE FUTURE OF WHAT THE TORIES HAD PLANNED SCARY!
Now Thomas The Tank Engine is an unelected foreign secretary in the crumbling UK Conservative government. He failed to negotiate his Brexit position, buggered off in disgrace and now sits again on the cabinet as the Tory ship sinks for good. They’re toast.
I want him back. I thrived under his government. Britain was Cool Britannia. Brit pop and arts flourished. We had hope and belief as a nation. We were cool 👍
Would he have been able to beat Cameron in '10 for victory #4? Who knows. For all his 'nerves' Blair was excellent at PMQ. Claimed on another comment section that every Tory leader for last 200 years has become PM at some point, except for Hague, IDS, and Howard. If true (sounds it), that's a stunning political record.
@InteractiveHistory Appreciate the further info. Would that make the Tories the most successful political party in history? Of the ones that have competed in free/fair elections...
@@ianbellis7064 yes, they're by far the most successful political party in human history. It's a stunning political record for the Tories. you can go back 200 years and every leader has become PM. cameron and osborne were celebrating when blair went because they knew they could finally win.
Once the media swung to the Tories it was over for Blair and Labour. Ed was seen if I remember as more trad Labour to go back to brand identity, David m was seen as Blair again. So another case of labour left eating itself?? Looking back to how we were in the early 2000s as a country and how now... So grim to think how Cameron et al destroyed the UK
That looked like the grown up bench schooling the wannabe bench.... Yet, that wannabe bench is now the heavyweights of yesteryear... When did it all just spiral downwards..??
Blair gets way too much flack. Yes, the Iraq war was a disaster but the state he had the country in was the best I’ve ever seen. The 70s & 80s people were desperate in this country. 90s up till the worldwide crash of 08, we was in great shape. No leader we’ve had since is fit to lace his boots.
Lol are you joking? Cameron was up there with one of the worst. Refused to go off script and couldn't think on his feet, even if it meant blatantly not answering the question asked. Thatcher, Blair and Churchill remain the best at PMQs.
@@timewilltell5309It doesn’t matter. What the comment is about that Blair should be held accountable, as with all the other politicians for the shit they’ve done and caused. Don’t fall into the trap of whataboutism.
I’m just going through my legacy. We’re fighting in Iraq as I speak, & following that great effort we’re off to Afghanistan, prior to taking up my new role as peace envoy to the Middle East. I am a remarkable statesman😊
Blair was superb in PMQs. I'll never deny that. He was also a great PM until he got his call from "god" to join the US war on terror. Being neutral on politics (I don't support a party like a football team, US or UK analogy), if we could have a Blair focused on the UK it would be a huge improvement. As for Tony Blair himself, I'd personally have him in The Hague for war crimes. Terrible man on the international stage, and that often seems to happen with leaders that are elected with a huge mandate.
That's thing ain't it. Tony blair practically spoilt the country when it came to living standards, benefits, healthcare services, bank of England independence, interest rates kept under control even tho Brown deserves the credit for that. He was also that last PM that could get people behind him simply because of his personality and charisma. Sadly that's always going to be overshadowed by his dirty business with bush in Afghanistan and Iraq. A million casualties, Isis coming out of it.
This is why politics and politics suck, a tit for tat culture without actually getting things done…..even worse now due to the lack of intelligence and moral fortitude of modern politicians.
this is the most exciting thing that has ever happened in the history of british politics other then their last prime minister stepping down after just two days on the job 💀
Wtf is Blair on about though… The conservatives are based on the principles of Classical Liberalism. Basically all UK Conservatives are liberal, that’s the whole point. The cherry on top is Blair finishing off in support of Identify cards, an intensely illiberal policy.
'all UK Conservatives are liberal' literally which rock have you been hiding under for the last 12 years? Liberal with contracts for their mates yes... Liberal with clamping down on freedom of speech, freedom of movement yes.... Liberal with turning the population against migrants in the same way Hitler turned the population against Jews... absolutely.
@@robertsaunders821 Morals? He’s the same. He led UK to an Illegal war in Iraq, which led to the problems in the Middle East today. Over 1 million dead Iraqi (mostly women and children, elderly) His net worth after politics is over £60 million conservatively. He wasn’t a millionaire when he was PM…!
