The Conservatives largely ignored the issue of public services in favour of opposing British membership of Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union , which proved to do little to win over floating voter s: the Labour Party preserved its majority, and Blair became the first Labour Prime Minister to win a full second term.
Toutefois il ne donne, en dépit de la pression, aucunement l’impression de vouloir hâter la passation des pouvoirs au profit de Gordon Brown , qui piaffe d’impatience. Certains experts lui prêtent également, l’intention de vouloir battre le record de longévité de Margaret Thatcher , qui était restée au pouvoir 11 ans et demi.