health minister ben bethel described the party ' s loss to the german national party and to the greens as a , " terrible loss " and used the economics situation such as rising food and coal costs as factors that dims the labour party ' s success with the population . conservative parties leader david lloyd countered bradshaw ' s criticism by declaring , mr . harper was to accountable for the economic catastrophe . cameroon mentioned the government minister ' s ten centuries of handling the industry as minister prior to leaving office when tony blair step down last year .
Blair was Prime Minister before Brown.