This Labour could Pain !!!

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has won with a significantly reduced majority for his Labour Party. After his victory, Blair went to Buckingham Palace to be confirmed as prime minister for the third time. But analysts say the slip in Labour's lead could prompt calls for Blair to step down before he serves a full five-year term.



Labour needed at least 324 seats to form a majority in the 646-seat House of Commons. Labour's majority of 161 in the last parliament had been slashed by almost 100 seats.
With 620 seats reporting, Labour had 353 seats, the main opposition Conservatives 196, Liberal Democrats 60.Turnout figures showed that only about 61 percent of people eligible to vote went to the polls -- a 2 percent rise on the last general election. The Labour majority falls to 64, as some are predicting, Oakley said that was "a danger area" for Blair, who has around 50 left-wing rebels in his party who may vote against his reformist program in parliament.George Galloway, who was expelled from Blair's Labour Party, used his victory speech to launch a withering attack on the prime minister.