this dichotomy appealed to hutchinson who frequently used the term while leader of the south east midlands citizen's charter quality network run by the cabinet office in whitehall. in his time running the network he came into regular contact with fellow lancastrian and government minister peter kilfoyle mp, public service minister who was responsible for the running of the networks as minister. when kilfoyle found himself increasingly distanced from the policy agenda of prime minister tony blair and he chose to resign from government, hansard quotes him as saying that he wished to return to the back benches but remain a "critical friend" of the government.