The infamous rivalry between former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown came to the fore again as Blair claimed that unlike his successor, he may have achieved a Labour victory in the last elections.
‘Frankly, if I'd had a fourth election, I would have given Cameron a run for his money. I'm not saying I would have won, but it would have been tighter than it was,’ he said in reference to the 2010 General Elections here which led to a Conservative victory under David Cameron.
The former British Prime Minister stood down in 2007, with successor Gordon Brown taking Labour to its lowest share of the vote in almost 30 years.
His time at 10, Downing Street was characterised by bitter behind-the-scenes rows between him and Brown, then UK Chancellor, over party leadership.
Blair was believed to have been pressured into stepping down as Labour leader and Prime Minister to make way for Brown to take charge.
While he had led Labour to three election victories, his reputation was tarnished by the Iraq war. In an interview with Bloomberg Markets magazine, Blair also defended his post-PM roles which has seen him and his firms take in around 59 million pounds and his charities have made revenues of 25 million pounds since 2007.
‘I wanted to create a different type of post-prime ministerial career altogether. I had a very clear view of what I wanted to do,’ he added.
‘Frankly, if I'd had a fourth election, I would have given Cameron a run for his money. I'm not saying I would have won, but it would have been tighter than it was,’ he said in reference to the 2010 General Elections here which led to a Conservative victory under David Cameron.
The former British Prime Minister stood down in 2007, with successor Gordon Brown taking Labour to its lowest share of the vote in almost 30 years.
His time at 10, Downing Street was characterised by bitter behind-the-scenes rows between him and Brown, then UK Chancellor, over party leadership.
Blair was believed to have been pressured into stepping down as Labour leader and Prime Minister to make way for Brown to take charge.
While he had led Labour to three election victories, his reputation was tarnished by the Iraq war. In an interview with Bloomberg Markets magazine, Blair also defended his post-PM roles which has seen him and his firms take in around 59 million pounds and his charities have made revenues of 25 million pounds since 2007.
‘I wanted to create a different type of post-prime ministerial career altogether. I had a very clear view of what I wanted to do,’ he added.