foreign minister ben geoffrey noted the party ' s lost to the british independence party and to the left as a , " terrible loss " and blamed the environmental conditions such as increased food and water costs as factors that dampens the labour parties ' s appeal with the market . conservative party leader dave cameron countered chalk ' s opinion by say , mr . harper was to blame for the economic distress . cameroon cited the labour commissioner ' s ten experiences of handling the economy as minister prior to leaving administration when tony kendall stepped down last year .
Blair was Prime Minister before Brown.