Blair set to give departure timetable
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked   set to bow to intense pressure from disgruntled loyalists on   Thursday and lay out a timetable for his departure within a   year.
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Tony Blair set off on a farewell tour of Africa today, his last major trip before he steps down as prime minister next month.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview to be published Sunday that domestic controversy over his backing for Washington over Iraq will end when he leaves office in the coming months.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will fly to Washington this week to hold talks with US President George W. Bush about Iraq and how to drive forward the Middle East peace process, Blair&#39;s office said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to vow to resign within a year to stop an increasingly damaging crisis engulfing his government, officials said, but calls for him to go sooner remain.
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Tony Blair will carry out a reshuffle of his ministerial team by the end of the week, he confirmed today. The Prime Minister was speaking less than a day after the surprise resignation
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Tony Blair was due to attend his last Labour Party annual conference as leader and British prime minister amid mass protests over his government's policies and calls for him to quit now.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday that thousands of his country's troops are to begin withdrawing from Iraq in weeks, according to media reports confirmed by the White House.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called   for an end to speculation about when he will leave office,   sparking renewed calls on Friday for a departure timetable from   critics within his party.
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Tony Blair is expected to outline plans to leave office after a wave of resignations from the government.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's exit  from office should be planned to the last detail and show him  as a "star" on a "farewell tour," according to a memo leaked to  a newspaper on Tuesday.
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Tony Blair will end his premiership on   July 26 next year, British newspapers reported on Wednesday,   but must confirm this date publicly if he is to stem a revolt   by frustrated members of his ruling Labour party.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce on Wednesday that Britain will start to withdraw its troops from Iraq within weeks, media said.Comment
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday on the last day of his farewell African tour, with Zimbabwe set to figure high on the agenda.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment
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LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment