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Clive Soley | Aristotle | Guardian Unlimited Politics |
 | | Earnest, fast-talking Clive Soley, the once confident chairman of the parliamentary Labour party, has become nervous since he came within seven votes of being ousted from his post in late 2000 by challenges from more rebellious backbenchers. |
 | | In Mr Soley's case, there was resentment against his apparent eagerness to support to the Blairite top-down command structure. |
 | | As a former probation officer, he was quick off the mark in developing an agenda of his own, urging the creation of a minister for children, warning of the danger of prison riots, and opposing the jailing of prostitutes. |
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