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| Blair to phase himself out of office? 22 Jun 2003 by Malcolm Drury Government officials were today scrambling to assess a statement from Tony Blair that appeared to set the scene for phasing out the office of Prime Minister. Mr. Blair had been trying to explain his recent constitutional amendments, during which he announced that his former roommate, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, would be the last Lord Chancellor, an office that has existed since the 7th century. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Blair said: "It's time for Britain to move on. We have a long and proud history, but we need to look to the future. In our classless society we must ask ourselves if it is appropriate that we retain archaic offices like Lord Chancellor, Lord Privy Seal, First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer - why, even Prime Minister. It's time to phase them all out, and replace them with a more egalitarian system that is better suited to the 21st century. "That's what I intend to do. Lord Falconer will spend the next two years or so closing down the office of Lord Chancellor, and at the end of that time all of those other archaic offices will have gone, too, and been replaced with ones to carry Britain forward in the new Europe." An anonymous Downing Street spokesman later said "I think the PM did not actually intend to include the post of Prime Minister in his list, but probably got a bit carried away in his reformist zeal. But with all the uncertainty it's a bit hard to tell. He's been under a lot of stress lately, what with Short and Cook on his back about Iraq, and now Peter Hain on taxes. We hope to have a clarification for you as soon as possible." Asked by our reporter about precedents for unilateral constitutional amendments, political pundit Professor Douglas Ramsbottom of the University of Bootle cited several, including the French, American and Russian revolutions. "Each of them eradicated ancient offices, such as king, and replaced them with ones considered more fitting to the times," he said, "but what that might mean regarding replacing the office of Prime Minister is not clear. Probably some form of presidency, but that's purely conjectural on my part." In related news, the fate of the Lord Chancellor's Great Seal has been announced. Currently, it is kept in a secret cupboard in his official bedroom. With the demise of the office of Lord Chancellor the Seal will be given a generous pension of fish and moved to more appropriate quarters, decorated with specially-commissioned wallpaper, at London Zoo.
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