health minister ben bradshaw described the parties ' s loss to the british national party and to the greens as a , " horrible disaster " and blamed the economy parameters such as rising meal and gas requirements as something that dampens the labor leadership ' s advocate with the public . republican party chair ken baird countered bradshaw ' s opinion by adding , mrs . brown was to blame for the economical distress . cameroon used the prime minister ' s eight years of running the economy as minister prior to assuming office when tony blair sat down final winter .
Blair was Prime Minister before Brown.