Reports: Blair to Leave Office in '07

[Eugene]

Reports: Blair to Leave Office in '07

The Associated Press
Sunday, May 14, 2006; 5:51 PM

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has told ministers that he plans to leave office
in the summer of 2007, according to news reports Sunday.

Blair has said he plans to serve a full third term, but this week reassured lawmakers
from his governing Labour Party that he would step aside in time for his successor
to settle into office before the next general election, expected in 2009.

The Independent on Sunday newspaper said a Cabinet minister, asked whether Blair had
said he would go next summer, responded: "I'm not going to tell you exactly what Tony
said but I wouldn't disagree with that."

The newspaper quoted another unidentified minister as saying that "almost half the Cabinet"
has now been given private assurances about a departure date by Blair.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051400646.html

[goforit]

1. Don't let the door slam yr ass on the way out.

[quispquake]

2. Off to make...

Beaucoup $$$ with the Carlyle Group no doubt...

[ladjf]

3. That's several years too late.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Not soon enough

United Nations Prison, The Hague
Home for Retired Neoconservatives

[BayCityProgressive]

5. haven't

they said this for the last 3 years??????????

[sutz12]

6. Ahh, the Chimperor's last ally.

Why not now? Why not two years ago?

[napi21]

7. PLEASE, PLEASE take Shrub with you!!!!!!!

We'll even pay you to keep him!

[Julius Civitatus]

8. Chimpy is King Midas in reverse: Aznar, Berlusconi, Blair...

Everyone that gets close to Chimpy pays a huge political price...