The bipartisan mantra arose from the Faustian bargain made by an ambitious #Laɓour politician who was shadow #homesecretary at the time of the #bulgercase in 1993 . This broke the previous consensus in favour of rehabilitation which dated back to the time in the 1900s when #winstonchurchill was #homesecretary ! That bargain propelled #tonyblair to the leadership of the #Laɓour party and to #downingstreet . Another aspect of his legacy that haunts us in the #uk !