Report: Blair leaving office in July '07

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Report: Blair leaving office in July '07
Posted 9/5/2006 8:44 PM ET

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been reluctant to set an explicit timeframe, claiming it would likely make him an instant lame duck, draining his authority and power.
By Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP


LONDON — 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.

Blair intends to resign as leader of the governing Labour party on May 31, 2007 — triggering a leadership election likely to take around eight weeks, The Sun tabloid reported.

He would then be replaced as Prime Minister on July 26, the newspaper said.



http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-09-05-blair_x.htm?csp=15
George Pascoe-Watson, political editor of The Sun, told Britain's Sky News television he would not disclose the sources of his story, and said only that the newspaper's previous predictions on the date of elections had been "absolutely bang on the money."

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