His promise to the party faithful that he would 'always' be with them earned Tony Blair a seven-minute standing ovation. But the Labour conference may have been slightly less overawed if they had realised that the Prime Minister had based the finale to his farewell speech on the words of a fugitive double murderer.
Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath
Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath
Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath
His promise to the party faithful that he would 'always' be with them earned Tony Blair a seven-minute standing ovation. But the Labour conference may have been slightly less overawed if they had realised that the Prime Minister had based the finale to his farewell speech on the words of a fugitive double murderer.