Despite waning support, Blair strikes defiant tone
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference yesterday, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair stood his ground Wednesday over plans to renew Britain&#39;s missile nuclear deterrent, as he faced the threat of a widespread revolt among his own ranks in a vote on the issue.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair   urged followers on Tuesday to put aside squabbles over who   succeeds him and focus on winning the next election in an   emotional farewell speech to his party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved   to end a growing revolt in his Labour Party on Thursday by   pledging to quit within a year but failed to silence critics   who say a speedy change of leader is needed to win back voters.
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Tony Blair vows not to buckle to anti-war protests at Labour's conference and denies claims he considered quitting.
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LONDON, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, the second-longest-serving British leader since the 19th century, struggled to contain a growing political rebellion Wednesday, as eight  junior members of his government resigned amid new demands for him to set a date for his departure or step down now.
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Tony Blair says his party can win the forthcoming General Election despite recent set backs.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, squaring up for a potentially volatile Labour Party conference this month, has refused to bow to critics demanding he set a date for his departure from office.
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Britain stood firm Wednesday over the &quot;red lines&quot; it will defend at a crunch EU summit, as Prime Minister Tony Blair bids to go out on a high note in his international swansong.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faced his party for the last time as its leader on Tuesday, insisting Labour can win a fourth term, but admitting it won't be easy.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has defied growing pressure to set a date for his departure from office, including mounting calls from within his own Labour Party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair   urged his Labour Party on Sunday to stop squabbling over who   will succeed him and focus on policy, or risk losing the   public's support.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under increasing pressure to say when he plans to step down as yet another poll showed Labour losing ground to the opposition Conservatives.
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Take Tony Blair in Brighton last week. The prime minister's speech to the Labour conference was unusual for him as he abandoned his habitual messianic tone.
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With opinion polls stacking against him, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is making a crucial speech to his Labour Party conference on Tuesday.
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A defiant Tony Blair faced down hostile Labour MPs in the Commons today, telling them to &quot;stand firm&quot; and finish the job in Iraq.
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The truce in the battle to succeed British Prime Minister Tony Blair is showing signs of collapse after a key figure questioned whether his widely-tipped successor Gordon Brown was fit to be leader.