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Blair Gov’t Nearly Suffers Parliament Revolt

HeadlineJan 28, 2004

In London, questions have surfaced over the future of British Prime Minister Tony Blair after he nearly lost a vote in Parliament to triple university tuition fees. The final vote was 316 to 311. The Guardian of London said the vote marked the biggest revolt by MPs in Blair’s own Labor party since he took office in 1997. Today senior British judge Brian Hutton is releasing a report on the suicide of David Kelly. Kelly is the weapons inspector who died shortly after it was revealed that he charged the Blair government had sexed up intelligence on Iraq. According to a leaked copy of the report, Blair is cleared of wrongdoing and the BBC Is criticized for how it covered Kelly’s comments.

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