Some hours later, Tony Blair unveiled his cabinet reshuffle.
The reshuffle followed Thursday 's local elections, which saw the Conservatives take control of 11 local authorities.
Given rural interest groups already feel marginalized, the recent reshuffle has caused further discontent.
These bad dreams are behind the latest reshuffle, which clearly defines the order of battle Microsoft expects over the next few years.
The next reshuffle should see the same faces in different positions tho Prescott and Brown seem to have booked their chairs already.