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Last Updated: Thursday, 16 March 2006, 12:30 GMT
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As every day goes by, Tony Blair hampers the Labour Party more, rather like Alastair Campbell: for the first half of the time he was in Number 10, he was great; for the second half, he became the problem.

Tony recognised that in Alastair; I just hope he recognises it in himself.

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1201 Sally introduces our guest for the show, former chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party Lord Soley.

1202 We round up the stories occupying minds in Westminster this lunchtime in our Newsbelt.

1203 The Labour Party has announced this morning that it has been lent �14m by individual supporters - much more than previously thought. The revelation can only increase the pressure on the Prime Minister, whose direct involvement in the loans row has left him looking more vulnerable than at any time since he came to power. Giles assesses whether this was the week Tony Blair lost the faith of his party.

1205 The mood of the Party faithful is always hard to judge, but one man whose views are likely to give a better indication than most is the actor, writer and presenter Tony Robinson. He was for many years a member of Labour's National Executive Committee - a representative of the party members at a national level, and a self-confessed fan of Tony Blair. We asked him what he made of a Labour government securing secret loans without the knowledge of the party.

1209 Lord Soley and Sally discuss the future of Labour under Tony Blair. Lord Soley says:

    "It's wrong, and it shouldn't happen. Yes, the treasurer should have known; also, the loans should have been declared - because although there's nothing unlawful about it, it plays into the general mood of cynicism about politicians and politics."
1215 Good Week Bad Week: Giles looks at the highs and lows of the week with the help of comprehensive school sixth-formers Jessica Simmonds and Kafiya Kairay from the Grey Coat Hospital School.

1219 Broadcaster Nick Ferrari joins Sally on the sofa.

1226 Giles gives us the outlook for next week with his Friday Forecast.

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