Blair

• Blair won a landslide majority in 1997 of 179 due to his strong media presence. He had an alliance with Rupert Murdoch as he believed the media would play a pivotal role in election campaigning
• Blair was generally favoured in his cabinet - he was sensible and honest but also paid insufficient attention to the views of his party.
• Blair's main criticism came as a result of his actions regarding the Iraq War - he was accused of misleading Parliament in order to go to war in Iraq, claiming they had weapons of mass destruction, which was a factor that led to him losing 101 seats