Callaghan 'asked Benn to resign'
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Tony Benn was asked to quit by PM James Callaghan in 1977 , according to the National Archives.
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Former prime minister Sir John Major said Tony Blair should have handed over to his successor, Gordon Brown, as soon as possible after announcing his resignation, in an interview published Saturday.
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The MoD's top civil servant is urged to resign by a senior MP  over "blunders" in buying helicopters.
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Deputy leadership hopeful Hilary Benn today criticised  Russia and China for obstructing a concerted  international response to the Darfur crisis.
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Alan Johnson and John Prescott have written to the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, calling for extra funding to help with the clear-up after last week's flooding.
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Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney said on Thursday she would resign as leader of Ireland's business friendly Progressive Democrats party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's coalition ...
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The Liberal Democrats call on First Minister Alex Salmond to quit his Westminster seat.
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A senior member of the Conservative Party was forced to quit Thursday after suggesting being called &quot;a black bastard&quot; was a fact of life for ethnic minority British soldiers.
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Peter Hain to resign as work and pensions secretary after donations are referred to police
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The Commons speaker's media chief resigns after urging the Tories to attack Labour MPs over their expenses claims.
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The speaker of Poland&#39;s Parliament, Jozef Oleksy, offered to resign on Wednesday, a party spokesman said, after a court said he had worked for the country&#39;s Communist-era secret services.
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The chief Minister of the Isle of Man resigned yesterday after being arrested and questioned by police over a corruption allegation.
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Resignation points to potential problem for Dutch lender in keeping staff as takeover battle plays out.
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Business & money: Government criticised over handling of crisis as one of two remaining bidders threatened to pull out
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The son of Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley announced his resignation as a junior minister Monday amid allegations about his links with a businessman in his home constituency.
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The first minister says the SNP must apologise to NHS staff for describing a patient's care as a "scandal".
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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.