Via the AP: Tony Blair makes resignation official

Tony Blair left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday after tendering his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, ending a decade in office.

Gordon Brown will be the next Prime Minister.

Via the BBC: Blair resigns as prime minister

Tony Blair has stood down as UK prime minister after 10 years in the job.

He handed in his resignation to the Queen during a private meeting at Buckingham Palace.

His long-serving Chancellor Gordon Brown is now at the Palace where the Queen is asking him to take the job and form a new government.

Earlier, Mr Blair received a standing ovation from MPs in the Commons in unprecedented scenes at the end of his final prime minister’s questions.

The BBC also has an overview of the day: Blair to Brown: Day at-a-glance.