
Nine years ago, Tony Blair swept to office on a promise to drive sleaze from British politics, declaring his Labour Party would be the untainted standard bearer of honesty in government.

Britain cannot defeat terrorism unless moderate Muslims do more to confront militancy in their own communities, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, struggling to keep his hold on power after months of questions about when he intends to resign, snapped back at critics Saturday with a defiant declaration that "this is the time to hold firm."

Selma Blair has filed for divorce from actor-writer Ahmet Zappa after two years of marriage. Blair, 34, filed her petition Wednesday in Superior Court. The couple have no children.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's eldest son has accepted admission to a Yale graduate program, the school said Tuesday.

The British press accompanying Prime Minister Tony Blair to the White House seemed to take it for granted that he isn't long for his world leader role. Only President Bush protested — even Blair never bothered to correct them.

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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked less like cheerleaders for the latest milestone of democratic political progress in Iraq and more like world-weary leaders who had met their match.

More than three years after sending their troops to invade Iraq, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair cannot escape questions about their decision to go to war even as they acknowledge far-reaching mistakes.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due in Washington to meet with President Bush just days after making a trip to Iraq to see new government leaders there, the White House announced Monday.

Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Monday to lend his support to Iraq's new leadership as it begins trying to restore security and stem the slide toward civil war.

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that the establishment of Iraq's unity government means there is no longer any justification for armed insurgency and that the best way to get foreign troops to leave is for insurgents to lay down their arms.

Prime Minister Tony Blair called Monday for a far-reaching reform of Britain's criminal justice system to put the safety of ordinary citizens ahead of the rights of criminals.

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

British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Bolivian President Evo Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday to show the world they are responsible with use of their energy resources.

Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party spent $13,700 on hairstyling bills for his wife, Cherie, during last year's monthlong general election campaign, a newspaper reported Friday.

The whispers have grown into an open question in the corridors of British power: When will Prime Minister Tony Blair step down?
Prime Minister Tony Blair predicts the 2012 London Olympics will generate economic prosperity and revive run-down parts of the city.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday pledged to keep British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan until those countries are stabilized.

Speculation about how much longer British Prime Minister Tony Blair will remain in office intensified Monday after a weekend interview in which he said he might have made a mistake in publicly announcing he would not seek a fourth term.

Prime Minister Tony Blair defended his decision to participate in the invasion of Iraq and said Tuesday that a global war of "values and ideas" is needed to fight the threat of terrorism.

