Britain’s Blair to leave office on June 27
TRIMDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday he will quit on June 27, 10 years after winning power in what was hailed as a new dawn for Britain that has since been darkened by the Iraq war.
Blair’s resignation triggers a contest for the leadership of the ruling Labour Party, which finance minister Gordon Brown is favorite to win. Brown would then become prime minister.
“I’ve been prime minister of this country for just over 10 years,” Blair told party members in Trimdon in his northern England constituency.
“I think that’s long enough, not only for me, but also for the country and sometimes the only way you conquer the pull of power is to set it down.”
Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush’s closest ally over Iraq, leaves office out of favour among voters for sending British forces to join the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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Source: www.reuters.com
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