http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Downing_StreetFind stories, videos, and photos about Downing Street from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Downing_Street14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Downing Street from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/20/uk.flood.rescues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/20/uk.flood.rescues/index.html#cnnSTCTextParts of Scotland and northern England were under several feet of water Friday morning after raging rivers burst their banks and flooded towns, officials said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under mounting criticism on Tuesday over his perceived casual attitude towards soldiers killed in Afghanistan as support for the mission collapses.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/uk.afghan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/uk.afghan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-ranking British officer killed this year in Afghanistan warned a month before he died that a shortage of helicopters was putting troops at risk, a leaked memo showed Saturday.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/25/first.ladies.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/25/first.ladies.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnce upon a time royals and elites had to don elaborate disguises to mingle with their people. Now they have Twitter.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/25/uk.lockerbie.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/25/uk.lockerbie.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextScottish prosecutors are conducting a further review of the evidence related to the Lockerbie bombing, prosecutors have told families of victims from the United Kingdom.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/21/scotland.lockerbie.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/21/scotland.lockerbie.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe cheering, flag-waving welcome that the convicted Lockerbie bomber received in Libya after being released from a life sentence was "highly objectionable," President Barack Obama said Friday.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextHarry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World War I -- died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/britain.pm.cabinet.reshuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/britain.pm.cabinet.reshuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a defiant response to calls for his resignation Friday saying he "will not walk away" despite heavy election losses and a raft of high profile resignations that forced a Cabinet reshuffle.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/22/uk.terrorism.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/22/uk.terrorism.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe lawyer for three of the Pakistani men arrested in anti-terrorism raids in England this month said Wednesday that he will fight their deportation.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/21/uk.terrorism.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/21/uk.terrorism.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine of the 11 Pakistani nationals being held in an alleged terror plot in northern England were released Tuesday, according to police.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/12/uk.downing.street.leaked.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/12/uk.downing.street.leaked.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key aide to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has resigned after e-mails reportedly smearing top political opponents were leaked, British media said Sunday.Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/11/uk.downing.street.leaked.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/11/uk.downing.street.leaked.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe office of the British prime minister has apologized after e-mails sent by one of Gordon Brown's senior officials reportedly smeared political opponents, British media said Saturday.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/09/uk.terror.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/09/uk.terror.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chief constable for Britain's Greater Manchester Police indicated Thursday there would have been the potential for terrorist acts this weekend if police had not made a dozen arrests.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269536,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269536,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I really enjoyed our meeting," the First Lady says after her audience with the QueenThu, 02 Apr 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/01/first.ladies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/01/first.ladies/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, wore an outfit from designer Britt Lintner to greet President Obama and his wife, Michelle, while Michelle Obama wore J.Crew, according to spokeswomen for both sides.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269257,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269257,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe day will also bring dinner with J.K. Rowling - cooked by celeb chef Jamie OliverWed, 01 Apr 2009 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/24/jamie.oliver.g20.london/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/24/jamie.oliver.g20.london/index.html#cnnSTCTextBudget-conscious celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been hired to cook for G20 leaders in London next week, nearly a year after they provoked outrage by eating an eight-course meal while discussing the global food crisis.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1851721,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1851721,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritain's former first lady talks to TIME about life in the media spotlight, the advice she received from Hillary Clinton and how history will remember her husband, former Prime Minister Tony BlairMon, 20 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn what's being touted as a model for government intervention, London bets big to put money behind the country's battered banksMon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/documents.train/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/documents.train/index.html#cnnSTCTextScotland Yard and Downing Street both said Wednesday they have launched investigations into how top-secret British intelligence documents on al Qaeda and Iraq came to be left on a commuter train by a senior civil servant in the UK's Cabinet Office.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA British government spokesman says the British diplomats who were detained in Zimbabwe have been releasedThu, 05 Jun 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/23/dalailama.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/23/dalailama.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo the affectionate crowds that greet him around the world the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet's Buddhists, is a revered campaigner for human rights, peace and religious understanding. Fri, 23 May 2008 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/21/britain.dalai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/21/britain.dalai/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dalai Lama has said he is "happy" to attend this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, China, if he is invited.Wed, 21 May 2008 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter her autobiography is released, perceptions of life at 10 Downing Street will never be the sameTue, 13 May 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737166,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737166,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservative Boris Johnson wins the mayor's office in a rout of Britain's ruling party in local electionsFri, 02 May 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/olympic.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/olympic.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA "farce," "bitter", "ugly and chaotic," "sinister and slapstick and a "public relations nightmare;" the Olympic torch's journey of harmony and peace hit a large protester-sized road hump in London, the world's press commented Monday.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728261,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728261,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn west London on Sunday, a protester tried to grab the torch out of the hands of a TV presenter, forcing police to briefly stop the processionSun, 06 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1724552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1724552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBefore an unimpressed British media, the Republican candidate softens his criticism of British policy in Iraq, and tries to explain his al-Qaeda gaffeFri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/20/oakley.mccain.london/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/20/oakley.mccain.london/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush is still firmly in the White House, but Sen. John McCain was busy presenting the new face of Republican America to the world this week.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/northern.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/northern.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextCommentators who have watched the conflict in Northern Ireland play out for decades call the peace process a miracle. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/iraq.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/iraq.hostage/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown consulted with his Iraqi counterpart Wednesday, following the release of a video showing a British national who was kidnapped in Iraq.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:57:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGordon Brown always wanted to emulate his predecessor Tony Blair. But being investigated wasn't what he had in mindFri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGordon Brown admits that "mistakes have been made" over financial donations to the Labour partyTue, 27 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/pakistan.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/pakistan.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 1,000 human rights campaigners demonstrated Saturday in front of No. 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling on the British government to demand that full democracy be restored in Pakistan.Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/30/uk.saudi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/30/uk.saudi/index.html#cnnSTCTextKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has begun his visit to the UK as controversy continues over issues related to the Middle Eastern kingdom.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/08/britain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/08/britain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has refused to blame advisers for the election frenzy that built up before his weekend announcement that there would be no mid-term poll.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/23/britain.shooting.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/23/britain.shooting.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo teenagers have been arrested over the murder of an 11-year-old boy shot dead in Liverpool as he played football, police said on Thursday.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1652781,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1652781,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJihad: The Musical, the satirical story of a wannabe suicide bomber, is stirring up both laughter and controversy in ScotlandTue, 14 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/03/foot.and.mouth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/03/foot.and.mouth/index.html#cnnSTCTextFoot and mouth disease has been found in cattle on a farm near Guildford in Surrey, England, British government officials said Friday, prompting Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call a meeting of the United Kingdom's crisis panel.Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/newsmakers/blair_sunvalley.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/newsmakers/blair_sunvalley.fortune/index.htmTony Blair, who barely two weeks ago handed over the reigns of power as Britain's prime minister to Gordon Brown, is planning a surprise visit to Allen & Co.'s annual media mogulfest at this mountain playground later in the week, Fortune has learned.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638267,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638267,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA "Darling" choice by Britain's new Prime Minister, but a few other names that the U.S. may not find so sweet.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrenetic choreography occurs as Brown prepares to be Prime Minister and Blair gets set to be Mideast peace envoyWed, 27 Jun 2007 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/27/britain.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/27/britain.brown/index.htmlGordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair on Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/26/brown.oakley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/26/brown.oakley/index.htmlWhen Tony Blair strode across a Manchester stage on Sunday June 24 and declared, "the new leader of the Labour Party, Gordon Brown," it was the moment his Downing Street neighbor had been waiting for, with growing impatience, for 13 years.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/10/blair.legacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/10/blair.legacy/index.htmlOn a heady night in May 1997, a boyish Tony Blair -- triumphant and smiling -- greeted his giddy, flag-waving supporters, as the catchy pop tune "Things Can Only Get Better" played in the background.Thu, 10 May 2007 12:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/09/blair.resignation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/09/blair.resignation/index.htmlAll political careers, it is said, end in tears. Tony Blair leaves office with his reputation clouded by the disastrous outcome of the Iraq war and the "Cash for Honors" scandal, which could yet see some of those close to him charged with criminal offences. A decade on, historians may take a kinder view.Wed, 09 May 2007 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iran.sailors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iran.sailors/index.htmlDiplomatic contacts between Britain and Iran, including moves by Iranian official Ali Larijani, were under way to secure the release of 15 British marines and sailors in Iranian custody, Downing Street confirmed.Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/21/larry.king.thatcher/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/21/larry.king.thatcher/index.htmlFive years after leaving the prime minister's office in Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher finished the second part of her memoir, "The Path to Power."Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/02/blair.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/02/blair.probe/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to step down before police finish a political corruption probe into his party, despite fears the investigation is damaging his party.Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/01/blair.police/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/01/blair.police/index.htmlBritish police have questioned UK Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time as part of an investigation into political party funding, his spokesman says.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/07/saddam.blair.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/07/saddam.blair.brown/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair will speak out against the execution of Saddam Hussein, calling the way it was carried out "completely wrong," officials at Downing Street told CNN.Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police in connection with a political fundraising scandal, his spokesperson said.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair provoked a storm Saturday after apparently admitting that the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain was "a disaster."Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/02/uk.intruder/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/02/uk.intruder/index.htmlA man armed with a knife was arrested after climbing a fence behind British Prime Minister Tony Blair's London residence at 10 Downing Street, police said Monday.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/25/blair.son/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/25/blair.son/index.htmlThe eldest son of Tony Blair has left a hospital in Barbados where he was being treated for stomach pains, the British prime minister's office said Friday.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/ivins.future.journalism/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/ivins.future.journalism/index.htmlAs I occasionally survey the pack of sycophantic shih tzus* in the Washington press corps, wriggling on their bellies to kiss the feet of those in power, I feel plumb discouraged about the future of journalism.Thu, 11 May 2006 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/18/blair.plot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/18/blair.plot/index.htmlA British fathers' rights group says it will disband after a newspaper reported that extremist group members planned to kidnap Prime Minister Tony Blair's 5-year-old son.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/13/britain.oil.blasts0615/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/13/britain.oil.blasts0615/index.htmlFirefighters say they hope Tuesday finally to put out an "apocalyptic" blaze at a UK oil depot spewing out a huge column of black smoke that has spread to France.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/23/uk.police.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/23/uk.police.shooting/index.htmlBrazil's ambassador has said he believes there was no cover-up by British officials in the fatal police shooting of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist on the London Tube.Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube.1800/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube.1800/index.htmlFour small explosions have hit three London Underground stations and a bus two weeks after the July 7 terror attacks, the city's police chief has said.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube/index.htmlTwo weeks to the day after the July 7 London bombings, attackers tried -- and failed -- to set off explosive devices at three Tube stations and on a double-decker bus.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/20/london.attacks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/20/london.attacks/index.htmlPrime Minister Tony Blair has rejected comments by London's mayor that Western "double standards" in the Middle East contributed to the growth of Islamic extremism and terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 04:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/27/uk.zimbabwe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/27/uk.zimbabwe/index.htmlUK Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Prime Minister Tony Blair have refused to back down and grant a general moratorium on returning failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/bush.war.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/bush.war.tm/index.htmlOf all the people to turn on George Bush's war in Iraq, Representative Walter Jones was among the least likely.Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/downing.street.memo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/downing.street.memo/index.htmlNearly three years after it was written, the "Downing Street memo" on pre-war intelligence on Iraq is spotlighted in the U.S. Congress, with one man leading the charge.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.adams.paisley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.adams.paisley/index.htmlUK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been meeting Northern Ireland's hard-line Protestant and Catholic leaders in the hope of reviving power-sharing in the province.Thu, 19 May 2005 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/08/british.election.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/08/british.election.main/index.htmlLabour MPs have begun to call on Tony Blair to quit Downing Street long before he completes a full third term at Number 10.Sun, 08 May 2005 11:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/06/brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/06/brown/index.htmlHere in Britain, Tony Blair may have been re-elected but the political Play of the Week goes to ... another chap.Fri, 06 May 2005 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/06/uk.election.press/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/06/uk.election.press/index.htmlBritain's robust press reacted in predictable fashion to Thursday's re-election of Tony Blair's Labour government, with many saying the prime minister's reduced majority was a backlash to the war in Iraq and predicting his days at No. 10 Downing Street were numbered.Fri, 06 May 2005 10:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/03/oakley.blog.03/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/03/oakley.blog.03/index.htmlWho was that ageing figure with his wispy, graying hair and lined face buying an ice cream on the campaign trail for Chancellor Gordon Brown?Tue, 03 May 2005 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/oakley.blog.dayten/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/oakley.blog.dayten/index.htmlBritish insularity, and self-belief, was famously demonstrated by the old 1940s newspaper headline: "Fog in Channel: Continent cut off." But something similar seems to be happening in this election. Europe has been cut off again for the duration of the contest.Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/12/uk.election.rivals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/12/uk.election.rivals/index.htmlIf Tony Blair is re-elected people will know what they are getting. As President George Bush's closest ally he has become well known on the international stage.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/06/oakley.blog.dayone/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/06/oakley.blog.dayone/index.htmlHere we go again. In Downing Street amid the popping flashbulbs as Tony Blair sets off for Buckingham Palace to ask the queen to dissolve Parliament and hold an election on 05/05/05.Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/05/uk.election.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/05/uk.election.blair/index.htmlPrime Minister Tony Blair has called Britain's general election for May 5 after seeing the queen to ask for the dissolution of parliament.Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected criticism of his decision to remain on holiday as the scale of the tsunami disaster was revealed.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/30/nireland.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/30/nireland.talks/index.htmlThe leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has warned the IRA that it is "now or never" to do a deal on power sharing with his party in Northern Ireland.Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/02/uk.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/02/uk.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair is recovering and doing paperwork at his country retreat over the weekend after successfully undergoing treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat.Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/01/blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/01/blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived home saying he felt "absolutely fine" after successfully undergoing treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 06:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/blair.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/blair.profile/index.htmlPrime Minister of the United Kingdom since May 1, 1997.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/10/uk.downing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/10/uk.downing/index.htmlAn attack on security gates near British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official residence by a man wielding a sledgehammer sparked a security scare in London.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/13/uk.honors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/13/uk.honors/index.htmlBritain should stop awarding knighthoods and damehoods within five years and scrap the Order of the British Empire, a committee of lawmakers has recommended.Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/13/butler.blair/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/13/butler.blair/index.htmlAnother week, another Iraq inquiry.Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/03/uk.hamza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/03/uk.hamza/index.htmlRadical Muslim clerk Abu Hamza al-Masri, facing extradition to the U.S. from Britain to face terrorism charges, has been described in court as an al Qaeda "hero" like Osama bin Laden.Thu, 03 Jun 2004 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/01/uk.hughes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/01/uk.hughes/index.htmlUnder-fire British Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes has resigned after suffering biting criticism for flaws in the UK government's immigration system.Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/25/oakley.hutton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/25/oakley.hutton/index.htmlFor prime ministers at the sharp end of world affairs, crisis headlines come around almost weekly.Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/04/sprj.nirq.blair.visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/04/sprj.nirq.blair.visit/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has made an unannounced visit to British troops in Basra, Iraq.Sun, 04 Jan 2004 09:11:00 EST