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Top Allies Look to Unseat Gordon Brown

Knives come out for battered PM as Labour ministers plan revolt

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – Several of the leading members of Gordon Brown's government will try to oust him as prime minister, reports the Times of London. Two contenders have emerged in a possible leadership challenge: David Miliband, the youthful foreign secretary allied with Tony Blair; and Harriet Harman, the... Read full story »

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