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Tony Blair has defended his record as prime minister and told union members the "brutal truth" is that government is a "hard and difficult business." But Mr Blair, who was heckled in what was his last speech to the union as prime minister, said it was a "darn sight better than wasting our time in opposition." They may have disagreed sometimes, he said, but there had been great progress in health, education and pensions. He spoke after some union members walked out shouting for him to go.