Blair declines to set date for departure
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British 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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British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged   an end to speculation about when he will leave office and asked   to be allowed to get on with his job in an interview published   on Friday.
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Tony Blair has refused to give a clear indication of support for chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown as his successor, despite repeated questions on the subject.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said   on Thursday he would resign within a year, after a week of   turmoil in his ruling Labor Party, but rejected calls from   former supporters to name an early departure date.
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Tony Blair has said he will not bring forward his plans to leave office over the cash-for-honours affair.
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London (IANS) British Prime Minister Tony Blair s offer to Indonesia to send a company of Royal Gurkhas to assist in the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts has been rejected.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced  further pressure on Friday to quit sooner rather than later  after he confirmed he would stand down within 12 months but  refused to set a precise date for his departure.
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Tony Blair's domestic woes followed him to Israel, but he pointedly refused to elaborate on his departure from office, calling questions about it here &quot;disrespectful.&quot;
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Britain has not yet decided whether to send 650 troops to relieve US forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday, while rejecting suggestions that such a move would be aimed at boosting US President George W. Bush&#39;s electoral campaign.
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BRIGHTON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair stood firm as his Labour Party&#39;s annual convention began, saying he hasn&#39;t considered resigning over the war in Iraq, and trying to focus attention on domestic issues.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher, the Conservative &quot;iron lady&quot; who governed the nation throughout the 1980s, a spokeswoman said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make a statement on his future indicating he plans to resign within a year, but will not give an exact date for his departure, Downing Street confirmed.
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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's ministers have said it, his political opponents are baying for it but the British prime minister refuses to utter it.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, struggling to keep his hold on power after months of questions about when he intends to resign, snapped back at critics Saturday with a defiant declaration that &quot;this is the time to hold firm.&quot;
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Tony Blair faces a backlash from Labour MPs after refusing to name a date for his departure.
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TONY Blair refused to say sorry for the Iraq war yesterday, after a last-minute change of mind over a conference apology. In his Brighton address, the Prime Minister