Blair Faces Resignation Call

World | May 9, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has faced a call for his resignation by a senior member of his own Labour Party on Sunday. According to Lord David Puttnam, Labour peer and personal friend of Blair, the negative headlines about Iraq threaten to damage the party's electoral chances. Tony Blair's support for the Iraqi war, a U-turn on a referendum on a EU constitution and an immigration policy widely seen as bungled have crushed public trust and prompted speculation. Next parliamentary elections will be held in 2005.

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