Tony Blair is about to step down. And despite talk of last minutechallengers, Gordon Brown is poised to become the next PrimeMinister.
When Blair swept to power in 1997, a meticulous plan for his first 100days kicked in. Now Brown supporters are holding secret briefings to mapout the policy announcements that will herald the start of a new era inBritish politics. There's still much to play for, so Children Now askedthe sector what they want from Labour's new leader.
"We would like to see the new Prime Minister talking to children andyoung people," says Al Aynsley-Green, England's children's commissioner."And a cabinet minister specifically charged to bring together all thethreads of children's services across Government."
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