Embattled Blair to stay in office

"The prime minister has led and continues to lead and will lead for the future one of the most successful administrations for the last 60 years," Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told BBC Radio 4.

"Now, there are difficulties but people misunderstand our Prime Minister Tony Blair if they somehow think he is going to run away from his responsibilities because there is a lot of speculation in the newspapers."

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Blair's popularity has been severely dented by Britain's involvement in the US-led occupation of Iraq, where soldiers from both countries have allegedly tortured Iraqi detainees and have failed to impose security and peace.