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How the Blair-Brown tussle influences the top Tory and Labour partnerships

The two Eds are trying to make things go smoothly — but do Cameron and Osborne need more friction?

23 November 2013

9:00 AM

23 November 2013

9:00 AM

Listen to James Forsyth discuss the tale of two political partnerships:
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Six and a half years after Gordon Brown finally badgered Tony Blair out of Downing Street, the relationship between these two men still dominates British politics. Why? Because David Cameron and George Osborne, and Ed Miliband and Ed Balls are, in their different ways, doing what they can to prevent history repeating itself.

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