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Tony Blair chose a Labour club in north-east England to announce his departure while David Cameron said he had to go after Brexit pollThe moment of a prime ministerial resignation has always been one of intense political drama, resulting in words and images that linger long in the memory.Margaret Thatcher was applauded even by her detractors for a bullish Commons performance after she had announced that she would go, but the enduring image remains a woman in tears looking mournfully back at Downing Street as her car pulled away from the famous black door. Continue reading...