LONDON (AP) Tony Blair resigns as prime minister after a decade in power.When America needed a friend, Tony Blair was there...the rest of Old Europe, not so much...
UPDATE - AP News Alert:
LONDON (AP) Queen Elizabeth II confirms Gordon Brown as Britain's new prime minister....and a new era begins...
UPDATE 2 - Rudy Guiliani on Blair (received via email):
"Like all Americans, I was deeply moved by Prime Minister Tony Blair's strong support for America after 9/11. The people of New York and of America will forever remember how articulately and passionately Mr. Blair stood by America 's side. I was fortunate to meet with him outside of St. Thomas Church at a memorial service for UK citizens who died on 9/11. It was clear then that the Prime Minister saw very real similarities between the war we are currently fighting and World War II.UPDATE 3 (12:57PM) - AP News Alert:
“I had occasion to visit with him several times in London and I could see then that while his approach may have been separated by generations and ideology, history will see Mr. Blair as a modern-day Churchill. Because they led through strength and fought for what is right, millions have been liberated, and the world is on a path to safety and prosperity.
“I am hopeful that the next prime minister will maintain the same level of friendship and cooperation with America, and the same level of resolute, principled engagement with the world."
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia announce the appointment of Tony Blair as their representative in the search for Mideast peace.That was fast...
