Where the relevant piece is

Before the procedure, Mr Blair described his condition as "not particularly alarming" and said it had not "impeded" his work.

He told BBC political editor Andrew Marr in an interview that he felt he could still make a "real contribution" to the country.

"If I am elected I would serve a full third term. I do not want to serve a fourth term."

"I don't think the British people would want a prime minister to go on that long but I think it's sensible to make plain my intention now.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on May 17th 2007 at 12:11:53

Message Thread

Woe Woe and thrice woe (General Chat) - Army Boy, May 17, 11:46:54
- he's fat, he's round, he bounces along the ground, Gordon Brown.....Gordon Brown (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, May 18, 07:16:24
- Rahter pointless arguement this isn't it? (General Chat) - megson, May 17, 13:45:17
  - Not at all. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 13:55:35
- 309 Elected representatives, that is, with a mandate for a five-year term.. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, May 17, 11:54:09
  - and who stood in the last general election (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:56:56
    - Re: already announced that the PM would be stepping down...... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:01:12
      - really? I didn't think they said that (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:05:33
        
        You've misremembered. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:07:32
        
        "Channel 4 News claimed this evening." (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:08:55
        
        As I remember, Blair was deliberately non-commital (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:13:24
        
        So non-commital (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:16:36
        
        I refer the learned gentleman to the second part of my post (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:21:14
        
        see below. Not in the run-up to the election he didn't (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:19:36
        
        So it doesn't matter when he said it then? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:21:56
        
        I thought we were talking about what people voted on (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:25:30
        
        So how about this then (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:26:57
        
        "The widespread expectation that he will not remain much longer in No 10" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:31:50
        
        Back from lunch. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 13:27:11
        
        Forget it Craig. The Mason was indoctrinated by Mandelson at a tender age (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:29:52
        
        Or indeed any political party (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:15:30
        
        Indeed, I'm just referring to this lying bunch of cunts (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:20:39
        
        Excellent, I'll put you down as a David Cameron supporter, shall I? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:22:48
        
        Not at all (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:23:51
        
        not a Minger either then? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 17, 12:25:10
        
        Or how about (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:09:29
        
        Where the relevant piece is (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:11:53
        
        I don;t think it's anything like as clear as you say (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:17:49
        
        The fact that he said that in 2004 (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:21:57
        
        What's not clear cut about..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:19:51
        
        he's mixing first and second conditionals (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 13:34:39
        
        "Blair lies" shock (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:15:10
        
        yes, that's the point (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:18:01
        
        Until he tries to turn himself into President (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:19:30
        
        Indeed (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:21:08
        
        You've misremembered. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:07:17
      - but if Blair had died the procedure would have been the same, no? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:02:30
        
        or lost a leadership election (like Thatcher did) (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 17, 12:03:09
        
        Didn't she go before the second ballot? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:04:30
        
        Resigned after failing to get a 2/3rds majority..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:05:37
        
        which is in effect a loss (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:06:38
    - the system does not work (General Chat) - shoddy, May 17, 11:57:57
      - yeah. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:59:26
        
        what if ... (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:00:36
        
        yes. either vote, or dont vote. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, May 17, 12:14:15
        
        Enough of the 'we', Daveeed (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:01:37
        
        it's not in the suburbs, it's outside my flat (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:05:15
        
        So have capital letters at the start of sentences, and capital "I" (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:17:25
        
        yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:20:33
        
        Golly (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:21:58
        
        nicely abrogated (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:05:47
- Taxes? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 11:52:22
- Representative democracy (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:50:50
  - Rotational Communism (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 11:54:19
    - Move over Comrade, its my turn LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, May 18, 07:18:21

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