May 2, 1997 Web posted at: 12:32 p.m. EDT (1632 GMT) LONDON -- The following is the text of the acceptance speech made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair outside 10 Downing Street Friday. 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Labour leader Tony Blair in London April 2, 1997. ", Shadow Foreign Secretary Robin Cook - to be confirmed in the real job today - said: "This reflects the fact we've fought a positive campaign and offered policies addressed to real families.". Major began his last full day as Prime Minister by voting early on with wife Norma in Great Stukeley, near Huntingdon. Analysis of how the ex-PM got the Remainers rocking again. Birmingham Edgbaston fell to Labour for the first time in history. Mrs Currie fumed: "The campaign was run by kids. His 19,638 majority was up on an 11 per cent swing. On one level the context in which Blair made his intoxicating pitch is incomparably different from that of today, almost as if we were viewing a distant planet. That is our objective for the people of Britain. Today, after Labour's failure to modernize public services, such as the NHS, the fact that private management of vital infrastructure is not a panacea and also the need of more regulated markets after the financial crisis in 2007, a new leader has been pushed in front of the LP, Jeremy Corbyn, who is questioning that change and asking for more public participation in key sectors.In 1997, Tony Blair guided New Labour to a landslide victory in the general election … Blair stormed to victory in the election … In Wrexham, Labour's Dr John Marek saw his vote go up. Tony Blair was elected leader of the UK Labour Party following the death of John Smith. Above all, we have secured a mandate to bring this nation together, to unite us - one Britain, one nation in which our ambition for ourselves is matched by our sense of compassion and decency and duty towards other people. The one that can meet the challenges of an entirely new century and new age. Thank you. Thirty three years. And by and large I believe we have achieved them. At the last election, Mr Major won 42.8 per cent of the vote and 336 seats, an overall majority of 21. That cleans it up, that decentralises it, that gives people hope once again that politics is and should be always about the service of the public. Tony Blair: Well, thank you ... the problem with the Brexit vote—it was a bit like having a general election or someone running for re-election as president, where the ... it’s—what you learn about politics, particularly when you come to power after a sort of great election victory. UK General Election 1997; Candidates Votes Party Leader Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Wilson 1964 – Blair 1997… Labour swept to victory to kick out John Major's Conservatives after 18 years of Tory power. A copy of the manifesto is available in Braille and on cassette. 1- Tony Blair’s New style in politics Tony Blair was born on the 6th May 1953, he was British Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007.He won general elections in 1997, 2001 and 2005, thus first two ones by total victory. Mr Blair will now go to Buckingham Palace at 2pm today to be formally appointed Prime Minister by the Queen. The Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide victory, leaving the Conservatives in tatters after 18 years in power, with Scotland and Wales left devoid of Tory representation. Portsmouth North also fell to Labour for the first time. This day in 1994, Tony Blair came from nowhere to lead the Labour party. Blair equivocated to questions about modernization, which created an avoidance-avoidance conflict, and replied to those that did not create such a conflict (phi = .87, p < .001). We had the organisation right. Your stories of chaos and confusion in health, jobs, education, and crime set the scene for historic victory. Edwina Currie was also facing the chop. Five televised political interviews with Tony Blair from the 1997 General Election campaign were analyzed. Norwich North tumbled and Wolverhampton South West, previously held by Right-winger Nicholas Budgen, followed. So did Portsmouth North. I know well what this country has voted for today. The party first started picking up seats in the South-East, South-West and East Anglia to break out of its Northern, Scottish and Welsh heartlands. A world class education system in which education is not the privilege of the few but the right of the many in our country. We’re out. Today we have set objectives for new Labour Government. But a government ready with the courage to embrace the new ideas necessary to make those values live again for today's world. The last PM of any party brand to achieve a majority was Tony Blair in 2005. The first Tory seat to fall was Birmingham, Edgbaston, which went to Labour for the first time in its 75-year history. In fact, it was Tony Blair who opened his speech with those precise words at his pre-election conference in Blackpool in 1996, the last time a Labour leader sought to leap from opposition to power. 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Mrs Thatcher's old Finchley seat fell to Labour. And it will be a government that seeks to restore trust in politics in this country. Blair's 1997 election victory was historic, but what has changed in British politics since? Tony Blair: Miliband has failed to connect with voters and is doomed to election defeat. LONDON, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has won an historic second landslide election victory in Britain's general election. Early today, a senior Blair aide said: "We send our thanks to The Mirror and its wonderful army of readers for helping us pull this off. The polls predicted the Liberal Democrats winning around 44 seats [they won 46]. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. 1. A new Labour Government that remembers that it was a previous Labour Government that formed and fashioned the welfare state and the National Health Service. 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Despairing Tory chairman Dr Brian Mawhinney - dubbed Dr Twitchlove - refused to take the blame for the shattering defeat. This is not a mandate for dogma or for doctrine, or for a return to the past. Ian Waldie/reuters The prime minister himself acknowledged the effect the war had had on his campaign during his victory speech. While other newspapers bent with the political breeze, The Mirror stuck by Labour through thick and thin. It is 20 years since Labour won power after "18 long years" in opposition. We’ve disintegrated on the ground.”. And, since Harold Wilson’s first election of 1964 when Blair was only 10, there has only ever been one other election-winning Labour leader-elect. Today, enough of talking. He relinquished the leadership to Gordon Brown in 2007. I have just returned from Buckingham Palace, from my audience with the Queen. But it was a mandate to get those things done in our country that desperately need doing for the future of Britain. Cherie clasped her husband's hand, embraced him and whispered: "My hero.". Former minister David Mellor lost Putney. Among once true-blue Tory strongholds taken over by Labour were Upminster, Essex, Sittingbourne, Kent, Cleethorpes, Hove and Birmingham Hall Green. Labour's landslide victory, its biggest ever, is down to one extraordinary man... Tony Blair . Later, he will appoint key Ministers, including Gordon Brown as Chancellor and Robin Cook as Foreign Secretary. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. The Conservatives have broken their 1992 general election pledge to provide an extra 1,000 police officers. It would give the party a majority of about 140 seats. PC Deniz Jaffer, 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 32, have been charged with misconduct in public office in connection with photographs taken and circulated in relation to a murder crime scene, the CPS says. Mr Blair looked relaxed and cheerful as he cast his vote in his constituency, strolling to the local polling booth with Cherie and their three children Euan, 13, Nicky, 11, and Kathryn, nine. At 43, he will be the youngest Premier this century. We believe in the strength of our values, but we recognise also that the policies of 1997 cannot be those of 1947 or 1967. As I stand here before Number 10 Downing Street I know all too well the huge responsibility that is upon me and the great trust that the British people have placed in me. Something went wrong, please try again later. I am pleased to pay tribute to him. And his shell-shocked Tories face months of bitter in-fighting as they tear themselves apart in a vicious leadership battle. Tony Blair's victory speech. Tony Blair wins landslide general election win for Labour (1997) - Newsnight archives - YouTube. But on the way to today's sensational general election result the Labour leader got more than a little help from his loyal friends, the wonderful army of Mirror readers. Defeated Mellor said: "It wasn't a question of putting your finger in the dyke, it was the sea wall collapsing all around you." Today we are charged with the deep responsibility of government. Tue 28 Sep 1999 11.31 EDT. On his resignation he was appointed Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, a diplomatic post which he held until 2015. Tony Blair at Festival Hall General Election 1997 Tony Blair shakes hands with supporters at victory party In background is Derek Draper former aide to Minister without Portfolio Peter Mandelson Former Prime Minster, Tony Blair, speaks at an event in London discussing Brexit and politics. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. ph tst. It appeared to be the worst defeat for the Tories since 1906, when 246 seats went in a night. That I can promise you. It is 20 years since Labour won power after "18 long years" in opposition. Labour now has a formidable 419 seats (including the speaker) - the largest the party has ever taken. And this new Labour government will govern in the interests of all our people - the whole of this nation. He currently serves as the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, established in … A million thank-yous.". Triumphant Tony Blair swept to power early today in a landslide general election victory. Sunderland North was also held by Bill Etherington. I have just accepted Her Majesty the Queen's kind offer to form a new administration and government in this country. It is time now to do. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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The party also lost West Bromwich East, former deputy leader Tom Watson’s old seat. Blair went on to win the 1997 election. Here is Tony Blair's first speech as Prime Minister on 2 May 1997, Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox. Tony Blair tells Labour leadership hopefuls: Reason for defeat is obvious, don't whitewash it. A government of practical measures in pursuit of noble causes. When I became leader of the Labour Party some three years ago I set a series of objectives for the Labour Party. 40. Internationally, he was best known for his close deal with presidents Bill Clinton and George This is how the Daily Mirror's 4th edition reported a dramatic night, Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox. Mr Blair looked relaxed and cheerful as he cast his vote in his constituency of Sedgefield, Co Durham, strolling to the local polling booth with Cherie and their three children Euan, 13, Nicky, 11, and Kathryn, nine. It is a mandate for New Labour and I say to the people of this country - we ran for office as New Labour, we will govern as New Labour. ... Memories of his three general election triumphs felt like yesterday. DISTRESSING CONTENT. Tony Blair's 1997 election victory speech in Downing Street - 20 years later. Tories were near to tears when Basildon, the Essex seat that sealed Labour's 1992 defeat, was captured with a dramatic 15 per cent swing. Shortly afterwards, would-be Labour Cabinet member George Robertson increased his Hamilton South majority. I want to … Labour had changed its party constitution, compromised with the electorate. It was our proudest creation. Earlier, the Labour leader and Cherie sealed their day of destiny with a kiss. Stunned Mrs Currie fumed: "The campaign was run by kids. [They finished with 165 - less than half the number they had previously held.]. Tony Blair was a Labour Party politician, who in 1997 got elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain. It shall be a government rooted in strong values, the values of justice and progress and community, the values that have guided me all my political life. It was looking as if the Tories could be left with fewer than 200 seats by the end of the night. Sports Minister Iain Sproat lost in Harwich, Schools Minister Robin Squire in Hornchurch, Health Ministers Tom Sackville and John Bowis in Bolton West and Battersea. We are in for a spectacular time.". Cherie clasped her husband’s hand, embraced him and whispered: “My hero.”. It was a shambles.". 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