PM to tap Labor as soon as Shinui quits
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that if senior coalition partner Shinui makes good on its threat to quit the government - as they have threatened - then he will immediately start negotiating with Labor to take its place, and will consider
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he intends to resign, an official said Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will urge Labour to unite behind a radical third term agenda as he bids to heal party wounds over Iraq. The premier will be speaking after sustaining an expected defeat from conference delegates over rail re-nationalisation.
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The announcement promises to be a significant break in the entertainment industryâs troubled labor situations.
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Junichiro Koizumi, who steps down as Japanese prime minister next week, says he is looking forward to being free and has some advice for his successor: be hard-hearted.
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Tony Blair will leave office on July 26,   the Sun newspaper reported in its Wednesday edition, as the   increasingly unpopular prime minister faced growing pressure to   quit from within his own Labour Party.
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried yesterday to stifle a growing revolt in his Labor Party by pledging to quit within a year, but his critics said a change of leader was needed sooner to win back voters.
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Asia-Pacific leaders, closing their summit, are expected to call for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.
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That's funny... I was talking about this very point just last night: Independent - Blair damages party by clinging to power, say Labour officials : Tony Blair is facing fresh pressure to stand down soon from ...
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Major reforms to the benefits system are needed to ensure people who can work are not "written off", the PM will say.
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Two 48-hour strikes to take place next month as part of long-running dispute over pay and jobs, union leaders say.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said   on Thursday he would quit within a year but refused to give an   exact date to placate Labor Party mutineers who want a speedy   change of leader to revive their fortunes.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Saturday that BritainÂs Labor Party would lose power if it did not halt the personal feuds surrounding his succession.
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TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he would resign, ending a year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
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Tony Blair is to attend his last Labour Party annual conference as leader and British prime minister amid mass protests over his government's policies and calls for him to quit now.
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The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party announced Tuesday he will quit politics because of ill health.
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[India News]: Jammu, Nov 16 : Jammu and Kashmir goverment would voice for the scrapping of the memorandum of understanding banning creation of new jobs in government sector during the forthcoming visit of the Prime Minister, state Health minister Suman