British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign on June 27
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{{date|May 10, 2007}}
[[Image:Tony Blair UK.jpg|right|thumb|200px|British Prime Minister Tony Blair. {{image source|[http://flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/433737639/ Jens Olaf]}}]]
[[United Kingdom|British]] Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] has told the [[w:Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] of the UK government the date when he will stand down from office and allow his successor to take over as leader of the [[w:Labour party|Labour party]], and thus [[w:prime minister|Prime Minister]], in a private meeting.

"The prime minister started cabinet by acknowledging that it wasn't quite a normal day. He confirmed that he would be going to his constituency. He confirmed that he would make an announcement. He also confirmed that announcement would be about his intentions and that those intentions had not changed," said the official spokesman for Blair.

Just before 11:00 a.m. local time he arrived at [[w:Durham Tees Valley Airport|Teeside Airport]], England, on his way to his parliamentary constituency of [[w:Sedgefield|Sedgefield]], where he was expected to publicly announce his resignation, to fulfill a promise to his constituents that they would be the first to know news of his departure.

Blair arrived at the Trimdon Village Labour Club in Sedgefield at 11:25 a.m. where he was greeted by supporters with banners and a large international media presence. At midday he made a speech that named 27 June 2007 as the date when he will officially step down as prime minister.

It is widely reported that the current [[w:Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellor]], [[w:Gordon Brown|Gordon Brown]], will replace Blair. In the morning's fifteen-minute-long Cabinet meeting, Brown is said to have described Blair's premiership as a "unique leadership".

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2076435,00.html
|title=Blair tells cabinet he will quit
|author=Matthee Tempest and agencies
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=May 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6639945.stm
|title=Blair tells Cabinet he will quit
|author=BBC News
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=May 10, 2007}}

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair. 
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the Cabinet of the UK government the date when he will stand down from office and allow his successor to take over as leader of the Labour party, and thus Prime Minister, in a private meeting.

"The prime minister started cabinet by acknowledging that it wasn't quite a normal day. He confirmed that he would be going to his constituency. He confirmed that he would make an announcement. He also confirmed that announcement would be about his intentions and that those intentions had not changed," said the official spokesman for Blair.

Just before 11:00 a.m. local time he arrived at Teeside Airport, England, on his way to his parliamentary constituency of Sedgefield, where he was expected to publicly announce his resignation, to fulfill a promise to his constituents that they would be the first to know news of his departure.

Blair arrived at the Trimdon Village Labour Club in Sedgefield at 11:25 a.m. where he was greeted by supporters with banners and a large international media presence. At midday he made a speech that named 27 June 2007 as the date when he will officially step down as prime minister.

It is widely reported that the current Chancellor, Gordon Brown, will replace Blair. In the morning's fifteen-minute-long Cabinet meeting, Brown is said to have described Blair's premiership as a "unique leadership".

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