Blair bows out, and Brown steps in
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LONDON -- Tony Blair ended his decade as Britain's engaging but increasingly beleaguered prime minister yesterday in an emotional farewell to the House of Commons that ended with the installation of Gordon Brown as the new head of government.
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KHARTOUM - British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Sudan Wednesday after securing promises from Khartoum to heed a list of demands to alleviate what he said was the &quot;terrible&quot; situation in the war-torn region of Darfur.
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Outgoing PM to resign from parliament today as Brown engineers first victory over Cameron.
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Gordon Brown ended a decade-long wait to become prime minister Wednesday, stepping out of Tony Blair's shadow determined to heal divisions over the unpopular Iraq war as he brings a sober new tone to the government.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has vowed to support whatever decision Prime Minister Tony Blair makes about his future, saying it was entirely up to the embattled leader.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, who steps down in a month after 10 years in power, is leaving a legacy for Britain that has &quot;exasperated and frustrated&quot; Queen Elizabeth II, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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London (IANS) British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved quickly to fill the political vacuum created by David Blunkett s resignation as home secretary, appointing Education Secretary Charles Clarke in his place.
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LONDON, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, turning over power to Gordon Brown, his longtime political partner and rival, after a decade of guiding Britain through economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad.
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The British Prime Minister announces the withdrawal of some British troops from Iraq; Denmark follows suit
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down from office on May 4, 2007, Sky television said on   Thursday, citing senior Labour Party members.
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MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 25 -- Gordon Brown, the leading candidate to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, said Monday he regretted rifts he has had with Blair and praised him for realizing "that the world did change after September 11 . . . and that we, Britain, have new international...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair left his Downing Street official residence for the last time Wednesday, heading for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation after a decade in office.
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With the war in Iraq dividing his government and eroding trust in his leadership, Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday conceded at
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Gordon Brown would be forced to follow Tony Blair out of office if the prime minister were forced to step down over Iraq, John Denham said today.
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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 Christian Science Monitor - The tapping of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who stepped down from his post on Tuesday, as special envoy for the Middle East has generated mixed emotions from the Middle East and observers.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  step down from office on May 4, 2007, Sky television said on  Thursday, citing senior Labour Party members.