Where Do They Go From Here?

Sunday, Feb. 01, 2004
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Winners
Tony Blair
Prime Minister
Won the battle of words but still needs to prove the war was just 		Gordon Brown
Chancellor of the Exchequer Saved Blair on big tuition vote; waiting to claim the crown 		Geoff Hoon
Defense Secretary
His office took flak for outing Kelly, but he escaped censure and kept his job 		Alastair Campbell
Former com-munications chief
His honor is satisfied, but he's ungracious in victory
Losers
Gavyn Davies
BBC chairman
Blindly defended Gilligan's reporting — and paid for it with his job		 Greg Dyke
BBC director general
Resigned, but is sure to contest Hutton's report from the wings		 Andrew Gilligan
BBC journalist
Got the story but muddied the facts. Needs a new job — or a book deal 		Michael Howard
Conservative leader
His hopes were pinned on proving Blair lied. Now he needs a new policy
Brian Hutton, 72
One of Britain's 12 law lords and a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland , heard 25 days of evidence from 72 witnesses — all of it posted daily on the inquiry's website. His 328-page report exonerated the government and castigated the BBC. "Lord Hutton has performed a massive public service," wrote the Sun newspaper. But others called the report a whitewash — unbalanced and unfairly critical. Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's onetime press secretary, said, "The BBC has been horribly badly dealt with by Hutton, which is the most one-sided report you could ever imagine."
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