Blair's 'Bunker Plan': To Quit As Leader but Stay On As Pm ; Revealed: Pm's Audacious Scheme to Thwart the Chancellor and How Smear Campaign Began in the Tate Gallery Restaurant

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TONY Blair has a secret plan: one so audacious that, at first, you might think it's a late April Fool. He plans to offer Gordon Brown one last deal this time with a cast-iron departure date. The twist, which will stun friends and foes alike, is that Blair would resign as Labour leader but remain in office as Prime Minister.

Confused? Let me explain. But first, understand the fundamental rationale that underpins every step of Blair's slippery strategy his desperate desire to stay in office for as long as possible and whatever the cost.

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Blair's 'Bunker Plan': To Quit As Leader but Stay On As Pm ; Revealed: Pm's Audacious Scheme to Thwart the Chancellor and How Smear Campaign Began in the Tate Gallery Restaurant

The resign-but-stay plan has long been a secret Blairite strategy though it was first suggested by this newspaper's political editor over a year ago.

In the past few weeks it has been discussed afresh at the highest New Labour levels where it is known as the 'Bunker Strategy'. I know...

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