Two doctors went Downing Street this morning after Prime Minister Tony Blair complained of stomach pains, officials have said.
Mr Blair (50) felt unwell yesterday evening, just five weeks after he suffered a heart scare. A family doctor attended him but was sufficiently concerned to call in a specialist, the premier's spokesman told reporters this morning.
"He is fine," the spokesman said. "The problem appeared to pass pretty quickly. "The prime minister was experiencing stomach pains. A GP came and he thought it would be useful to have another opinion."
Leaving No 10 this evening to travel to Wales, Mr Blair responded to queries about his health by smiling broadly and saying: "Yeah, I'm fine."
On October 19th, Mr Blair received electro-cardiac treatment at a London hospital after being admitted with heart palpitations.
Mr Blair's spokesman said the prime minister chaired his Cabinet meeting as usual early today and was heading for Wales later in the day for a Labour Party policy forum.
"Whatever it was didn't require any treatment," he said, but admitted that a doctor would check on Mr Blair again at some point later today.
Mr Blair took over the Labour Party leadership when his predecessor John Smith died of a heart attack in 1994. He won the 1997 election to take office as Britain's youngest prime minister since 1812.