A "Civil War" in the Labour Party

Following revolt in the heart of the Labour Party, Tony Blair announced that he will give up his position of Prime Minister within twelve months. Gordon Brown, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, suspected of being disloyal towards Blair, may not be the chosen successor. The journalist Marcello Sorgi takes another look at the anti-Blair conspiracy. "After the announcement of the somewhat un-spontaneous withdrawal of the British Prime Minister, 'civil war' has been declared among Labour members for the direction of the party. The pact between the Prime minister and his right-hand man, is going through a dangerously rough patch, Blair suspecting Brown of being behind the convulsions of his party. The place where the alliance between the two leaders had been sealed twelve years, the restaurant 'Granita', has changed names. It is now called 'Desperados'. Under the circumstances this appears to be a premonitory sign."

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