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What happens next?
The Labour leadership timetable



Brown's Britain
Gordon BrownGordon Brown
The man who would be leader

Jack StrawJack Straw
Brown's leadership campaign manager



Brown: Campaign ready to go

Brown: Allies set for top roles

Brown: Transition and new directions

Brown: Whitehall facing new shake-up?

Brown's big decision: When to go to the polls?



Leadership-the challengers


John McDonnellJohn McDonnell
The left-wing outsider

Michael MeacherMichael Meacher
The red-green crusader


 

Deputy Leadership-the challengers
Where next?
Deputy candidates debate Labour's direction


Alan JohnsonAlan Johnson
The charming trade unionist

Hilary BennHilary Benn
"Benn but not a Bennite"

Peter HainPeter Hain
The 'libertarian socialist'

Hazel BlearsHazel Blears
Blairite loyalist seeks to keep flame burning

Jon CruddasJon Cruddas
The outsider making a big impact

Harriet HarmanHarriet Harman
Courting swing and women voters




Key Players

Blairites face uncertain futures
Where do the key players stand now?


John ReidJohn Reid
Home secretary leaves the cabinet

John HuttonJohn Hutton
"I'll help Brown"

David MilibandDavid Miliband
Rising star gives his backing to Brown

Charles ClarkeCharles Clarke
A critic of Brown, but not a challenger

Tony Blair
Tony Blair has announced that he is stepping down as prime minister, after a decade in government.  » more

Tony Blair
The full text of prime minister Tony Blair's resignation announcement in Sedgefield.  » more

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
The prime minister will back Gordon Brown as his successor on Friday, reports suggest, as the chancellor launches his leadership campaign.  » more

John Prescott
John Prescott has formally announced that he is stepping down as Tony Blair's deputy.  » more

John Prescott
The full text of deputy prime minister John Prescott's open letter to his local Labour Party, confirming his plans to step down.  » more

John McDonnell
Michael Meacher and John McDonnell have failed to decide which of them will drop out of Labour's leadership contest, but are confident that one of them will be on the ballot paper.  » more

Peter Hain
Peter Hain has become the first candidate for the Labour Party deputy leadership to make it onto the ballot paper.  » more

Labour logo
Senior party figures have heralded the achievements of Tony Blair as his decade as prime minister and Labour leader nears its end.  » more

William Hague
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are jointly responsible for the government's failures, the Conservatives have said.  » more

Sir Menzies Campbell
The Liberal Democrats have called for parliament to be dissolved to allow the British people to choose the next prime minister.  » more

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Blair's soundbites and speeches

The House Magazine

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Sir Gerry Robinson: Blair's leadership

Stephen Pollard: What might have been

Judith Judd: Education legacy

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