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Tony Blair's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 2 May 1997 when he accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding John Major of the Conservative Party, and ended on 27 June 2007 upon his resignation.
Blair has been subject to criticism for potential conflicts of interest between his diplomatic role as a Middle East envoy, and his work with Tony Blair Associates, [218] [219] [220] and a number of prominent critics have even called for him to be sacked. [221]
The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was triggered on 10 May 2007 by incumbent leader Tony Blair's announcement that he would resign as leader on 27 June. At the same time that Blair resigned, John Prescott resigned as Deputy Leader, triggering a concurrent election for the deputy leadership. [1] [2]
On 15 July 2006, John McDonnell became the first Labour MP to announce an intention to stand for the leadership when Blair resigned. On 5 September 2006, 17 Labour MPs signed a letter asking Blair to resign, accompanied by press reports alleging that up to 80 MPs were willing to sign.
This is a summary of the electoral history of Tony Blair, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007.
Tony Blair: Labour: 2 May 1997 27 June 2007 10 years, 57 days Resigned 10 The Viscount Palmerston: Whig 6 February 1855 19 February 1858 3 years, 14 days 9 years, 143 days Resigned [5] Liberal 12 June 1859 18 October 1865 6 years, 129 days Died 11 H. H. Asquith: Liberal 8 April 1908 5 December 1916 8 years, 243 days Resigned [11] 12
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair did not issue a list by June 2007, apparently because of the "Cash for Honours scandal". [3] Gordon Brown did not publish a resignation honours list either, [4] [5] but a dissolution list was issued on his advice (to similar effect). [6]