Blair won re-election in 2001 and 2005, before handing over power to his chancellor Gordon Brown in 2007; however, both the U.K. and the Irish Republic were soon affected by the global recession, which began in 2008.
Blair won re-election in 2001 and 2005. This was before. Blair was handing over power to his chancellor Gordon Brown in 2007. Both the U.K. and the Irish Republic were soon affected by the global recession. This was however. The global recession began in 2008.