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Blair takes on his own party with reforms { November 4 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8eade730-4cd8-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8eade730-4cd8-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html Blair risks another revolt in push for reforms By Cathy Newman, Chief Political Correspondent Published: November 4 2005 02:00 | Last updated: November 4 2005 02:00 Tony Blair admitted yesterday that "times are tough" for the government, but he risked renewed confrontation with his backbenchers by vowing to press on with controversial reforms. The prime minister told yesterday's cabinet meeting that the government was going through a difficult period in the wake of David Blunkett's resignation and a Commons revolt on anti-terror legislation that cut Labour's majority to just one. "Times are tough," he told colleagues. But as MPs and ministers warn that his authority is starting to wane, he promised to push through laws on counter-terrorism, education, health and pensions. During a visit to Manchester, Mr Blair said: "I've had difficult times before and will have difficult times again. But the question is whether doing this is in the interests of the country. It's important we get reforms through on education, on health and on pensions. There's still a lot to do." But with a mood of insurrection in Westminster, one minister said the current position was "unsustainable". Another compared Mr Blair's difficulty maintaining parliamentary discipline to the dying days of John Major's administration. Geoffrey Robinson, a former minister, warned Mr Blair that he would have to trim his agenda to get it through the Commons. Mr Robinson said: "The backbenchers, for the first time in a serious way, have tasted blood, and they see that with the much-reduced majority they can have a bigger say in the shaping of legislation than was the case in the past. I am sure Blair will get his programme through. It is going to be much more difficult for him and it won't be as fully radical as he would like it to be. That is the likely outcome." Michael Howard, the Conservative leader, said Mr Blunkett's departure and the near-defeat of the counter-terrorism laws were clear indications the prime minister's hold on power was ebbing away. "We saw the authority of the prime minister diminishing to vanishing point," he said. "This is not a man who can command the confidence of his own party. The consequences for the country are very serious."

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