environment minister ben bradshaw described the party ' s losses to the british national party and to the media as a , " wonderful loss " and attributed the economic conditions such as rising bread and gas expenditure as characteristics that dampens the labour party ' s influence with the public . conservative party leader stephen cameron countered denmark ' s opinion by saying , sir . brown was to cause for the financial distress . and cited the home minister ' s five years of dealing the market as well prior to assuming government after michael blair stepped down last year .
Blair was Prime Minister before Brown.