Blair won't fight hunt ban delay
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The government says it will not oppose any legal move by the Countryside Alliance to delay the ban on hunting.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair defended a controversial decision by the government to halt an investigation into a multibillion dollar arms deal between BAE Systems PLC and "key ally" Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly not amused by an impending ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, and she has said so to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales on Thursday as elected legislators won a dramatic standoff with the House of Lords to ban a popular country sport that is despised by many urbanites. Some hunting supporters vowed to defy the ban.
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The House of Commons was poised to ram through a ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, against the backdrop of angry protests from thousands of hunt supporters outside parliament.
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Tony Blair again refuses to name a date for his departure, saying he will not be stepping down at the party conference.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday no decision has yet been taken on a pricing scheme for Britain's roads, but insisted action must be taken against rising congestion.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, squaring up for a potentially volatile Labour Party conference this month, has refused to bow to critics demanding he set a date for his departure from office.
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LONDON: Britain&#39;s minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit yesterday to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed on Friday not to quit before British police finished a political funding investigation, despite growing alarm in his Labour party over the damage the probe is inflicting on the government.
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London, Sept. 23 (NNN): Britain has ruled out negotiations with militants holding a British man in Iraq, after the hostage made a video appeal to Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
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If hunting is banned in Britain, the pro-hunt lobby says its supporters will continue to hunt illegally.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair rules out taking part in a televised election debate with his political rivals.
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LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected charges from the Conservative opposition that he &quot;misrepresented&quot; intelligence used to make the case for invading Iraq.
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Pro-hunting campaigners are expected to meet the minister who has cancelled two official events because of their protests.
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Pro-hunt campaigners are expected to protest against the hunting ban at Labour's spring conference.