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Brown: 'I Won't Walk Away'

Embattled prime minister refuses to quit as Labour rebellion gathers strength

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(Newser) – A defiant Gordon Brown said last night he will not "waver or walk away" from leadership despite a growing mutiny within the Labour Party, the Guardian reports. The British prime minister rejected calls for his resignation and managed to restore a semblance of authority after a day of surprise resignations within his party. The Labour rebels plan a fresh assault on his leadership this weekend.

The results of Britain's vote in the European Parliament elections are due on Sunday night, and Labour rebels, anticipating a disastrous result for the party, plan to use those results to attack Brown. The lawmakers hope to get 70 or 80 Labour members of Parliament to sign a petition calling for Brown to go, and they say his fate could be sealed by the party's weekly meeting on Monday.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the media during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London yesterday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the media during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London yesterday.   (AP Photo/ Carl Court, pool)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London yesterday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London yesterday.   (AP Photo/ Carl Court, pool)
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I will get on with the job. I have faith in doing my duty. I believe in never walking away in difficult times.
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

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