Last night's by-elections were a disaster for Tony Blair's New Labour party.

In Bromley and Chislehurst - a Tory stronghold that Labour never expected to win - Labour didn't just lose but were humiliated. They were relegated to fourth place behind UKIP.

In Blaenau Gwent Labour lost twice. The Independent candidates won the by-elections for both Westminster and the Welsh Assembly. This is a disaster for Blair as Blaenau Gwent is a traditional Labour stronghold that they expected to win back.

I'd like to think that this result shows the voters are fed up of Blair's attacks on civil liberties and our way of life. The reality is probably more related to local issues. Whatever the reason, Blair's little remaining authority has now been depleted still further.

Blair is a dead duck Prime Minister and the best thing he could do for Britain would be to quack off.

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