UK local elections. Labour gets a spanking

[yojimbo]

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...p?story=530325
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3796075.stm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...142028,00.html
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/elect...236480,00.html

Iraq played a huge part in this bad showing at the polls. While I don't see Blair changing his policies on seemingly supporting Bush 'no matter what' how will this play with the party in general.

Labour is pretty much split due to the war. It's unpopular with the country and a lot of people in his own party. Will MP's sitting marginal seats now really start putting pressure on as their futures as MP's are at stake?

Blair to lead Labour for another term or will Gordon get a shot?

Either way I can't see anything but a Labour gov. the next time as the Tory party are still pretty much unelectable from what I can see.