Blair's inner circle

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As the prime minister bids for a third and final term, there are worries that his advisers in No 10 are taking radical reform too far. So who are they and what are they telling him?

Thursday January 27, 2005
The Guardian

Campaign

David Hill
As director of communications he has deliberately taken a lower profile than his predecessor Alastair Campbell. One of the core team that speaks to the prime minister most days

Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn's move from the backbenches to the heart of Labour's strategy for the election and beyond is seen as a sign that the prime minister wants Blairism to last beyond his retirement. From his set of rooms in the Cabinet Office he can slip unnoticed into No 10. But his adversary, Gordon Brown, is well aware of his power

Fraser Kemp
A Labour MP with a tough-guy approach, Fraser Kemp is credited with putting the backbone into recent byelection battles

Philip Gould
Now a peer, Philip Gould is credited with shaping the party's two landslides. Critics say his use of focus groups detracts from Labour's radical edge

Alastair Campbell
Returning to the prime minister's side for the general election - but not (so far) back in the core team

More in Poodle's litter-tray:
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1399503,00.html

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