Blair lays low during Iraq war anniversary

The British prime minister has been conspicuous by his absence from any event marking the beginning of the conflict to remove Saddam Hussein one year ago, a war he tried unflaggingly to sell to a sceptical British public.

While tens of thousands took to the streets of London to protest at the occupation of Iraq on Saturday, Blair laid low.

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This was in stark contrast to Bush, who told cheering crowds in Florida during his first official campaign rally that the United States was "proud to lead the armies of liberation".

Such has been the political damage meted out to Blair over Iraq that British newspapers were on Sunday openly debating when -- not if -- he could find himself ejected from power.