Sir Philip Green, owner of the Arcadia group, reckoned Blair had some talent for a novice and offered him a job once he quits office next year.

• 一同在场的阿卡迪亚服装集团的总裁菲利普·格林爵士就说，布莱尔有初学者的天分，并邀请了布莱尔明年离任后到他的公司工作。