BLAIR’S RETURN TO EMBARRASS BROWN

BLAIR’S RETURN TO EMBARRASS BROWN

Blair’s return to UK politics on the same day a poll shows voters do not want Brown as their Prime Minister after the next election is an embarrassment to Labour, said SNP Westminster Leader, Angus Robertson MP:

“Tony Blair has cast a long shadow over Gordon Brown’s time as Prime Minister and now he is coming back to do the same in the election campaign.

“Bringing back a man who faced police questioning over cash for honours and is widely reviled for taking the country into an illegal war in Iraq at a time when we need to rebuild trust in politics is a disastrous move for Labour.

“What Scotland needs at this election is not more of the same old spin from Labour but a strong group of SNP MPs elected as local and national champions to fight for Scotland’s communities and Scotland’s constituencies.”