UK's Blair Loses Key Minister Ahead of Election
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet of senior ministers, bringing back a key ally to lead his election campaign.
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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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A minister resigned on Monday over government plans to renew the country's Trident missile nuclear deterrent system, two days before a key parliamentary vote on the issue.
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett, one of Prime Minister Tony Blair's closest allies, resigned after admitting his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his ex-lover's Filipina nanny.
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Bitter infighting flared in Tony Blair's Labour Party on Friday as a former Cabinet official criticized the prime minister's likely successor.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was forced to reshuffle his government ahead of a looming general election after the resignation of senior minister David Blunkett, who headed Britain's anti-terrorism ...
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A new opinion poll had decidedly mixed news for British Prime Minister Tony Blair: while he looks set to win the next election, his finance minister and arch rival Gordon Brown is now a more popular choice as premier.
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as British prime minister on Wednesday, inheriting a Labour government trailing in many polls because of Iraq and needing to win back voters if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.
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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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London: The tearful resignation of a senior British minister entangled in a three-year love affair is a hammer blow to Britain's Tony Blair, but few analysts expect it to derail his drive for re-election next ...
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's   pledge to quit within a year failed to heal rifts on Friday as   his likely successor came under fire from a respected Labor   Party heavyweight.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair declined to set a date for his departure as leader of the government, in an interview with The Times.
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Top government minister David Blunkett has resigned over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government months before an expected general election.
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Labour keeps Tony Blair's old seat in the by-election prompted by his resignation - but with a reduced majority.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down on July 26 after quitting as Labor Party leader on   May 31 next year, the Sun newspaper reports in its Wednesday   edition.