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Bruised Brown Talks of Fleeing Downing Street

British PM 'hurt' by personal attacks lobbed by fellow Labourites

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(Newser) – After surviving a coup by members of his own party earlier this month, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted he was “hurt” by their personal attacks and said he could “walk away from all this tomorrow.” “I’m not interested in what accompanies being in power,” Brown told the Guardian, saying recent weeks have been the worst of his political life.

Despite a spate of scandals, Brown remained confident that his Labour Party could win the next election and conceded that he’s no great communicator. “I'm not as great a presenter of information as I would like to be,” he said, lamenting his lack of political maneuvering skills. “I don't actually think I'm very good at it at all.”

Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been "hurt" by the personal attacks on him during the failed attempt to oust him this month.   (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been "hurt" by the personal attacks on him during the failed attempt to oust him this month.   (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been "hurt" by the personal attacks on him during the failed attempt to oust him this month.   (AP Photo/ Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been "hurt" by the personal attacks on him during the failed attempt to oust him this month.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been
Gordon Brown has admitted that he has been "hurt" by the personal attacks on him during the failed attempt to oust him this month.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Deebles
Jun 20, 09 4:26 PM CDT
When flim/flam becomes far/flung. Reply
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weglad
Jun 20, 09 5:15 PM CDT
"I wouldn't worry if I never returned to all those places—Downing Street, Chequers ... And it would probably be good for my children." Nor would we , Gordon, nor would we. The past few months have just confirmed what most of us have suspected for a long time: Irrespective of party, the Members of Parliament troughing it in Westminster are nothing more than an appalling set of spivs. How long is the public's memory? Pray it's shorter than the 11 months to next May before they turn up, hat in hand, to beg for another six years grubbing through the public purse. Reply
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