Chapter 467 Resignation

"I'm sweating. I need to shower first..."

When Barron returned home, Bonnie had just finished her recovery training.

After giving birth, her figure recovered quickly. This was also due to the fact that there was an entire team of professionals including nutritionists, body trainers, beauticians, etc., who formulated a detailed recovery plan specifically for her and helped her Finished, the effect is still very good.

Now even when eating, Bonnie has her own separate meal to ensure that she can get enough nutrients without affecting her body recovery.

Barron has also tasted Bonnie's food, and he can only say that he still admires his wife's perseverance...

For him, he can tolerate eating such bland "healthy meals" once in a while, but if he eats them for several days in a row, it will be really painful.

"Baby, don't forget to spare half a day tomorrow and accompany me to Buckingham Palace."

"I will. The assistant will remind me when the time comes, and Gucci has prepared my clothes and sent them over."

Now Bonnie has started working. After all, it is May and the weather is suitable. The new seasons of many variety shows have already started recording. For example, Stuart Media Company's "Strictly Come Dancing" started recording at the beginning of the month.

The next day, Barron and Bonnie, dressed in formal attire, went to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty the Queen.

Tonight, Buckingham Palace will organize a dinner, but due to health reasons, the Queen will only show her face at that time. This afternoon's audience was the Queen's special time to meet with them.

Remembering that before Barron inherited the title of Duke of Devonshire, although he was received by the Queen, it was only a few words at that time. It can be said that today is completely different from the past.

The Queen is wearing a light blue skirt, which looks very coordinated with the women's formal dress from the Gucci Devonshire series that Bonnie is wearing today.

Most of the time during this meeting, the Queen had small talk with Barron and the others, and she also congratulated Barron and Bonnie on the birth of their first child, and personally gave it to George Cavendish. A gift from the royal family.

She acted like a kind elder, but at the end of the meeting, the queen said to Barron:

"Tony is the tenth prime minister since I took over. Barron, it seems that the eleventh is about to appear..."

Barron had no intention of guessing what the Queen was feeling when she said these words, or what she was hinting at...

But as the Queen said, Blair was indeed not having a good time during this period.

It’s not just public opinion that criticizes him for his previous instigation and participation in the Iraq war and other policies.

There were even many rallies and marches against him across the UK not long ago.

In particular, the opposition to him within the Labor Party is getting louder and louder, which also puts the Labor Party in danger of splitting.

It can be said that in the face of such a situation, it would not be surprising if Lyle announced his resignation.

The only suspense is how long he can hold on.

And this suspense is about to be revealed.

In May 2005, Blair once again led the Labor Party to win the election of the House of Commons, winning 324 of the reduced 646 seats. However, at that time, the Labor Party's lead dropped from 167 seats to 66 seats. It can be said that the situation was already very dangerous.

Then on July 7 last year, four terrorist attacks and explosions occurred in London. In addition to the terrorists, 52 people were killed.

This also caused Blair's foreign policy to be questioned again.

The impact began to show in November last year, when Blair suffered his first defeat in the House of Commons when his push for anti-terrorism laws - which if passed - would have allowed police to detain terror suspects for up to 90 days without the need to lodge a complaint. accusation.

Just this past May 4, the Labor Party suffered a heavy defeat in the local elections in England, losing 317 seats and control of 18 city councils.

Following this, Labor Defense Secretary Tom Watson resigned, and seven Labor MPs resigned as personal assistants to cabinet ministers.

They all signed a letter calling for Blair to resign.

It seems that what the Queen said to Barron that day was not without purpose. The Prime Minister should have communicated this matter with her before.

Just two days after Barron met with the Queen, Prime Minister Blair delivered a speech outside his official residence at No. 10 Downing Street on May 15, announcing that he would submit his resignation to the Queen on June 27, ending a nine-year Prime Ministerial Years.

He also announced his resignation as leader of the Labor Party. Before his resignation, the Labor Party will elect a new leader to succeed him as prime minister.

In the morning, members of the British government cabinet first gathered at the Prime Minister's residence to attend a cabinet meeting.

The cabinet meeting lasted only about 15 minutes.

Blair's spokesman said that Blair informed cabinet members that he would make a statement on future plans that day and that there was no change in his intention to resign.

Brown, who has long been considered to be Blair's successor, praised Blair at the meeting for his "unique contribution" to the Labor Party, Britain and the world.

Immediately after Blair announced his "abdication", Brown began holding rallies in various constituencies across the country.

The "Daily Telegraph" has related reports, saying that after Blair's "approval", powerful rivals in the party have announced their intention to run, and have secured the support of more than 200 Labor MPs, Brown's succession is almost certain, but he must There was a gesture before Labor voters.

The report quoted a source from the Labor National Executive Committee as saying that the 2.5 million members of the Labor Party and its related organizations hope that "even if they do not need to vote for a new party leader, they also want to hear Brown's message."

The Labor Party National Executive Committee is expected to complete the schedule and details related to the party leader election on the 18th or 19th. They will also arrange three intra-party rallies in London and other places, at which time Brown will answer voters' questions about the prospects and assumptions of the new government.

If only Brown ultimately runs, he will be elected as the new party leader without a vote.

If you need to vote, voting will start on June 11 and end on June 18.

On June 25 or 26, the Labor Party will hold a special meeting in London to announce the new leader and deputy leader.

"Congratulations, Mr. Brown..."

"It's still too early, Your Highness."

Although Brown was very busy during this period, he still found time to meet with Barron.

But this time, the place where the two met was no longer Neverland, but a relatively more secret place, in the villa near Richmond Park.

"It's a sure thing, don't worry, no one will come out to compete with you without knowing the current affairs."

Compared with Barron's previous life, Blair resigned a full year earlier, which also meant that Brown's term as prime minister was extended by one year.

With Brown's close relationship with Barron, this is naturally more beneficial to him.

Of course, the current result is the result of the joint efforts of the other party. This also shows that Brown's energy within the Labor Party is not actually lower than that of Blair.

"You will have to face busier work next, Mr. Brown. I hope you enjoy the moment."

Finally, his long-cherished wish is about to come true. It can be seen that Brown’s happiness comes from the bottom of his heart:

"I should also thank you, Your Highness the Duke..."

"For Great Britain, Mr. Brown."

"Yes, for Daying..."