Former home secretary Reid to quit as MP
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John Reid, Britain&#39;s former home secretary who was often parachuted into difficult jobs by then prime minister Tony Blair, is to step down as a member of parliament at the next general election, he said Saturday.
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The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party announced Tuesday he will quit politics because of ill health.
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Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has left the country hours after being stripped of his parliamentary immunity.
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A senior member of the Conservative Party was forced to quit Thursday after suggesting being called &quot;a black bastard&quot; was a fact of life for ethnic minority British soldiers.
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Former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) plans to resign before the end of the year, Republican sources said yesterday.
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Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney said on Thursday she would resign as leader of Ireland's business friendly Progressive Democrats party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's coalition ...
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Alex Salmond should quit as an MP over his voting record at Westminster, say the Conservatives.
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Former Conservative minister Robert Jackson defects to the Labour Party.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has resigned, a government official said Friday. Thompson, 63, informed his staff of his decision.
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Britain&#039;s beleaguered deputy premier said Wednesday he would give up his official country residence after recently acknowledging an extramarital affair with his secretary.
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LONDON: British Pensions Minister Andrew Smith resigned from the government yesterday, setting Prime Minister Tony Blair on course for a government reshuffle.
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Home Secretary David Blunkett is expected to quit on Wednesday, BBC political editor Andrew Marr has said. The news comes amid claims he misused his office to fast-track a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
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Ex-Cabinet minister Clare Short says she is stepping down as a Labour MP at the next General Election.
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THE revenge of an ex-lover has forced the resignation of British Home Secretary David Blunkett, dealing a blow to Tony Blair less than six months before an expected general election.
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Six junior members of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government resigned Wednesday to protest his refusal to set a date to leave office amid a growing Labour Party revolt. The rebellion flared despite strong hints by senior ministers that Blair planned to step down within a year, and a news report claiming the departure date would be July 26.
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LONDON: ,British Pensions Minister Andrew Smith resigned from the government yesterday, setting Prime Minister Tony Blair on course for a government reshuffle.
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The full transcript of David Blunkett explaining why he has resigned as home secretary.