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In a series of media interviews, ex-Home Secretary Clarke, previously a strong Blair ally, voiced his anger at being sacked. Clarke claims that Blair has lost direction and should either recover it or hand over to the next man, probably Brown. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett also urged Mr Blair and Gordon Brown to ensure a smooth transition of power. Pressed to say whether she believed Mr Blair and Mr Brown could carry out the smooth transition the Labour Party wanted, Mrs Beckett replied: "I think they can do that. I certainly hope they will do that." It seems everybody wants him to hand over the baton, even pointing him in the right direction to do so.

The Guardian; Thursday 29/6/06

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