Blair shies from publicly backing his successor, calls for party unity
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to publicly back Gordon Brown as his successor, as the Labour Party conference opened with calls for unity and fresh focus.
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Blairites are urged to bury the hatchet with Gordon Brown by a prominent supporter of the former PM.
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Tony Blair pledged "unswerving support" for Gordon Brown at his farewell Cabinet meeting, Downing Street says.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.
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GATESHEAD, England  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose popularity crashed in the wake of the Iraq war, sought Sunday to reconnect with the British public and appealed to voters for a third term in office.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved   to end a growing revolt in his Labour Party on Thursday by   pledging to quit within a year but failed to silence critics   who say a speedy change of leader is needed to win back voters.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the Bush administration before ...
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he would reshuffle his senior ministerial team later this week and tried to play down new speculation about a power struggle at the heart of his government.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced   a growing rebellion over his leadership on Wednesday after   reports he planned to stay in office until mid-2007 prompted   seven former loyalists to quit their posts.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government yesterday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the administration of US President George W. Bush before presidential
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LONDON, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, the second-longest-serving British leader since the 19th century, struggled to contain a growing political rebellion Wednesday, as eight  junior members of his government resigned amid new demands for him to set a date for his departure or step down now.
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The chancellor appeals for government unity after Tony Blair again dismisses reports of a leadership deal.
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Tony Blair will step down in a year, a   close ally said on Tuesday after newspapers reported that once   loyal legislators had called on the increasingly unpopular   British Prime Minister to quit.
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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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labour Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.
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Tony Blair tells MPs he still favours members of the House of Lords being appointed rather than elected.
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Tony Blair believes that the Labour Party will emerge from the next election more "Blairite" than before, despite the growing number of MPs who are critics of the Iraq war.