Up to this point, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour Party have taken a hands off approach to the American presidential race. However, as this article in the Guardian indicates, that policy may be eroding.

Peter Hain, leader of the British House of Commons, will visit the John Kerry campaign in August after he is nominated. There are also rumblings that Labour members will visit the Democratic convention itself where historically the ideological soulmates have met. It's apparent that there's a growing feeling in Labour that their party's neutral stance risks being interpreted as support for President Bush.

While Kerry and Blair did not meet in April when Blair visited the country, an olive branch was extended this week by Kerry's Vice Presidential candidate. Sen. John Edwards praised Blair for taking responsibility for findings in the Butler Report on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.