In 2003, Brown recorded an effusive video tribute to mark the 10th anniversary of [[Paul Dacre]]'s editorship of the ''Daily Mail'', a newspaper noted for its hostility towards Labour. In the clip, which was shown at a lavish event at the Savoy Hotel, Brown described Dacre as
:"...an editor who has devised and delivered one of the great newspaper success stories... He also shows great personal warmth and kindness, as well as great journalistic skill"<ref>'The Minx', "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/07/nmed307.xml Media diary]", ''Daily Telegraph'', March 6, 2003.</ref><ref>Francis Wheen and Peter Oborne, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F04%2F25%2Fnmed25.xml Is the Daily Mail bad for your health?]", April 25, 2003.</ref>
==Greenlighting Blair's nuclear plans==