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14:36 GMT 15:36 UK Blair's resignation speech in full Tony Blair
Mr Blair gave his speech to a crowd of people in Sedgefield Tony
Blair has announced his plans to step down as Labour leader and
prime minister.  He paid tribute to his wife Cherie and election
agent John Burton before delivering his formal address at his
Sedgefield constituency. Here is his speech in full.       Great
country    I have never quite put it like this before.      All
of that was curiously symbolised in its politics.  You stood for
individual aspiration and getting on in life or social
compassion and helping others. You were liberal in your values
or conservative.  You believed in the power of the state or the
efforts of the individual. Spending more money on the public
realm was the answer or it was the problem.  None of it made
sense to me. It was 20th Century ideology in a world approaching
a new millenni