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London – British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the Cabinet of the UK government the date when he will stand down from office and allow his successor to take over as leader of the Labour party, and thus Prime Minister, will be June 27, 2007.

“The prime minister started cabinet by acknowledging that it wasn’t quite a normal day. He confirmed that he would be going to his constituency. He confirmed that he would make an announcement. He also confirmed that announcement would be about his intentions and that those intentions had not changed,” said the official spokesman for Blair.

Just before 11:00 a.m. local time he arrived at Teeside Airport, England, on his way to his parliamentary constituency of Sedgefield, where he is due to publicly announce his resignation to fulfill a promise to his constituents that they would be the first to know news of his departure.

Blair arrived at the Trimdon Village Labour Club in Sedgefield at 11:25 a.m. where he was greeted by supporters with banners and a large international media presence.

It is widely reported that the current Chancellor, Gordon Brown, will replace Blair. In this morning’s fifteen-minute-long Cabinet meeting Brown is said to have described Blair’s premiership as a “unique leadership”.

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