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This is a Blairite declaration of war
Hazel Blears has chosen the eve of the local election to let it be known that she is quitting the Cabinet. It is an extraordinary act of disloyalty and agression. Leave aside the fact that she was probably going to get the boot anyway. You just don’t behave towards a Prime Minister like this.