6 British officials quit in Blair revolt
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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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Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Sir Philip Mawer says he will resign six months before his term finishes.
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Tony Blair admits he created "uncertainty" for the Government by revealing he would quit later this year.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, his reputation in Britain badly damaged by his refusal to break ranks with President Bush, gave in Thursday to a fierce revolt in his Labour Party and reluctantly promised to quit within a year.
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Britain's top law enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair's Cabinet, resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover's nanny.
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Thailand's deposed premier resigned from his once all-powerful party in a letter faxed from London on Tuesday, after more than 200 colleagues quit the organization in the wake of a military coup.
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The acrimonious row over the timing of the departure from office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair has grown with the resignation of two dissident ministers.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair was locked in a fight yesterday to keep control over when he leaves office, with 15 Labor lawmakers demanding he step down. They included seven junior members who resigned to protest his refusal to do so.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett.
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LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett.
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Top British government minister David  Blunkett resigned on Wednesday over a charge of abuse of  office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair's  government months before an expected general election.
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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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Britain&#39;s top law enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair&#39;s Cabinet, resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
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All five election commissioners in Bangladesh resign after months of protests over alleged vote-rigging.
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Israel's army sacks six reserve officers for their call to disobey orders to evacuate Jewish settlements in Gaza.
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Home Secretary David Blunkett has resigned following accusations of abusing his position as a cabinet minister in Tony Blair&#39;s goverment.
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The top two officials at the CIA&#39;s clandestine unit resigned on Monday amid a revolt over the management of the agency at a time when it is fighting terrorism and aiding the US war in Iraq.