Meltdown

Tony Blair's efforts to calm speculation over his departure date have been dealt a heavy blow with the resignation of two formerly-loyal members of his Government - junior defence minister Tom Watson and ministerial aide Khalid Mahmood. Both had put their names to a letter from 17 Blairite MPs calling on the PM to stand down.



Five more Parliamentary Private Secretaries, Wayne David, Ian Lucas, Mark Tami, David Wright and Chris Mole, quit their posts because Mr Blair had not "ended the uncertainty'' over when he intended to step down.

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