And the series has gained in grace from Peter's fraught love for Kirsten Dunst's winsome and endearing Mary Jane Watson.

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Judge Peter Heywood called it "a significant fall from grace".

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Mr Blair was almost recklessly loyal in some cases, reinstating both David Blunkett and Peter Mandelson (his own lightning rod) to cabinet roles after their falls from grace.

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