"I do not think he has any choice"

And another Blair is under pressure to resign. Judging by that article, there is no way he can survive.

But how on earth did he ever get that position? Did no-one notice that he is an incompetent, gaffe prone idiot who spends most of his time with a vacant, faintly confused look on his face prior to his promotion?

Perhaps he is the living embodiment of the Peter Priniciple.