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Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to join the Welsh assembly campaign trail to boost Labour support. Prime Minister Tony Blair is joining the Welsh assembly campaign trail to boost Labour support.
On one of his last visits to Wales as premier, he is due to take part in both government business and electioneering. On one of his last visits to Wales as premier, he is taking part in both government business and electioneering.
Mr Blair's government created the Welsh assembly shortly after his landslide victory in the 1997 general election. It began at Cardiff City Hall with a lecture in memory of a predecessor as Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, who was a Cardiff MP.
He has said he will quit by September and is expected to confirm the date after the assembly, Scottish Parliament and English council elections on 3 May. He has said he will quit by September and is expected to confirm when he will leave office after polling on 3 May.
There were only a few curious onlookers as Mr Blair arrived in Cardiff, although there was a large police presence.
The theme of Mr Blair's speech, in an event organised by Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, is city regeneration.
After speaking, Mr Blair was expected to answer questions from the floor.
Conservative shadow Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan said her party was "delighted" Mr Blair was visiting to remind people "why after a decade of Labour it is so important to vote for change in May's assembly elections".
She said: "Tony Blair and (First Minister) Rhodri Morgan's legacy in Wales will be one of failure and broken promises.
"The reality is that Wales today is not getting the things that Tony Blair and Rhodri Morgan promised us."
Liberal Democrat MP Jenny Willott said: "Tony Blair has not been a great friend to Wales. His farewell tour may have now reached Cardiff but Wales will not be asking for an encore.
"From the war in Iraq to support for nuclear power, from forcing students into mortgage-style debts to treating Wales as a second-class nation, the Blair years will be seen as a missed opportunity."