PM gone within year, allies say
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Close allies indicate Tony Blair will stand down within 12 months, as normally loyal MPs urge him to quit.
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ROME  -  Stung by a bruising foreign policy defeat, beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday, his center-left government collapsing after just nine months in power.Comment
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Political reporting has 'sapped the country's confidence and self-belief', says the prime minister in one of his final speeches.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make a statement on his future indicating he plans to resign within a year, but will not give an exact date for his departure, Downing Street confirmed.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labor Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.
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Tony Blair&#39;s government was left staggering months from a general election last night after the prime minister&#39;s hard-hitting ally, David Blunkett, resigned as home secretary.
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Prime Minister Romano Prodi may resign in the wake of a defection by a key parliamentary ally.
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Trying to quell politically damaging turmoil snowballing within the ranks of his own Labor Party, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce Thursday that he will leave office within a year.
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ROME -- Stung by a bruising foreign policy defeat, Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned yesterday, his center-left government collapsing after just nine months in power.
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ROME, Jan 30 (IPS) - Following the resignation of prime minister Romano  Prodi last week after just 20 months in office, the future of  economic and social reforms due to be implemented by his  centre-left government appears uncertain.
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Conservative party leader Michael Howard said his party could oust the Labour Party and Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites ) at a general election, expected as early as May next year.
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Â· Government abandons 10 years of oppositionÂ· Policy shift in drive to build 3m homes
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set  to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting  growing calls from within his ruling Labor Party for a new  leader to revive its fortunes.
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With Tony Blair due to step down as prime minister on June 27, observers are starting to wonder what he will do next.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year but is not   contemplating resigning immediately, his spokesman said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair considered quitting this year because the &quot;considerations of his family became very pressing,&quot; one of his friends said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labour Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.