UK's Blair Loses Key Minister Ahead of Election
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Top British government minister David Blunkett resigned on Wednesday over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government months before an expected general election.
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Senior British government minister David  Blunkett, a trusted ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair, resigned  on Wednesday, a government official confirmed.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down on July 26 after quitting as Labor Party leader on   May 31 next year, the Sun newspaper reports in its Wednesday   edition.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected Home Secretary David Blunkett.
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Britain's Tony Blair will step down as Prime Minister in July 2007 after more than 10 years leading his country, a newspaper reported Wednesday after two ministers acknowledged he was likely to leave office next year.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reshuffled his Cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour&#39;s campaigning ahead of a general election, expected before the middle of next year.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's foreign  policy has failed because of his inability to influence  Washington and his successor must carve out a leading role for  Britain within Europe instead, a report said on Tuesday.
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Britain&#39;s top law-enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair&#39;s Cabinet, resigned yesterday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
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Tony Blair&#39;s government was left staggering months from a general election Wednesday night after the prime minister&#39;s hard-hitting ally, David Blunkett, resigned as home secretary.
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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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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as  British prime minister on Wednesday, inheriting a Labour  government trailing in many polls because of Iraq and needing  to win back voters if it is to secure a fourth consecutive  term.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair spent his last full day in office Tuesday facing growing speculation that he will be named as an envoy to the Middle East.
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LONDON: ,British Pensions Minister Andrew Smith resigned from the government yesterday, setting Prime Minister Tony Blair on course for a government reshuffle.
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The tearful resignation of a top British  minister entangled in a three-year love affair is a hammer blow  to Britain's Tony Blair, but few analysts expect it to derail  his drive for re-election next year.
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Tony Blair is expected to step down as a Labour MP if he gets the role of a Mid-East envoy, the BBC learns.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down early in May next year after a revolt by former   supporters, British media said on Thursday.
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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.