Blair faces leadership crisis
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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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JERUSALEM -- Tony Blair, starting his first visit to the Middle East as an international envoy, met yesterday with Israeli officials and heard them blame dysfunctional Palestinian leadership for blocking progress toward peace.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faced angry protests as he urged his party to set aside its differences over Iraq and seize the chance of an historic third term in power.
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TONY EASTLEY: In Britain, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s election hopes have been dealt a blow with the resignation of his Home Secretary, David Blunkett.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair,   determined to pull his Labour Party out of an unseemly   leadership battle, is expected to urge members on Tuesday to   focus on reforms in order to win the next election.
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Britain's involvement in Iraq is likely to overshadow the annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party, despite the British leader's efforts to shift the focus to domestic issues.
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Britain's Tony Blair will give his final  speech to the ruling Labour Party's annual conference next week  with succession fever set to dominate a meeting that may  determine when the prime minister quits.
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An overwhelming majority of Labour Party members want a leadership contest when Tony Blair steps down, according to a YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph published Monday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has undermined hopes for his powerful chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, to succeed him and may have opened up the leadership battle to a new generation, newspapers said.
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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 Labour  Party heavyweight.
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By Adrian CroftMANCHESTER - British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a key test of his ability to hang on to power on Sunday as finance minister Gordon Brown sought to allay doubts about his suitability to take ...Comment
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Tony Blair will be replaced as British   Prime Minister by the end of July 2007, newspapers reported on   Wednesday, signaling the start of a leadership battle which   some fear may paralyze government for months.
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With his fate tied to the chaos in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair faces his ruling Labour Party next week, hoping to calm anger over the war and shore up his government ahead of national elections.
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Prime minister damaged by apparent indecision over a possible election as Tories hold five-point lead.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt by lawmakers Wednesday over a U.S. request to redeploy some British troops closer to Baghdad.
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Geoff Hoon says Mr Blair should 'go out on a high' Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.
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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.