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UK’s Blair to Resign in 2007, Says Paper

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Posted on Sep 6, 2006

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told aides that he will step down as the leader of his party on May 31, 2007, and resign as prime minister on July 26, according to the British tabloid The Sun. He had already announced he would not seek a fourth term in office, but this is the first news of a specific resignation date.


The Sun:

TONY Blair will leave 10 Downing Street for the last time as Prime Minister more than a decade after his historic 1997 landslide win.

The Sun can reveal that he has finally decided to step down as Labour leader on May 31 next year — exactly ten years and 30 days after becoming PM.

He will call an eight-week leadership election and, once a successor has been chosen, go to Buckingham Palace and formally quit on July 26, 2007. That will be TEN YEARS AND 12 WEEKS in power.

Mr Blair and a hand-picked circle of advisers are now working on the details of his resignation timing. Only last week he defiantly declared he would NOT do that. His refusal to bow to MPs’ demands sparked the beginnings of a coup from his own troops.

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By Jon B, September 6, 2006 at 7:11 pm Link to this comment
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Tony Blair will forever be remembered as Bush’s lapdog. The same can be applied to UK and US.

US is UK’s lifeline. Without US, UK can not continue its occupation in Ireland, which is Brits last colony. Scotland is a willing subject of UK and that’s another matter.

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By kevin99999, September 6, 2006 at 8:42 am Link to this comment
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The sooner the better. Blair and Bush have done more to tear down institutions of governement than anyone I can think of. Their philosophy is that it is okay for the governement to lie, cheat, decieve, and scam the public and commit other crimes in pursuit of imperialistic agenda.

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