Tony Blair was a leader of the United Kingdom.
Tony Blair . The Labour Party went on to win two more elections under his leadership : in 2001 , in which it won another landslide victory , and in 2005 , with a reduced majority . The United Kingdom general election , 2001 , was held on Thursday , 7 June 2001 , to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons . Tony Blair went on to become the first Labour Prime Minister to serve a second consecutive full term in office .