Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown stories: 262 news summaries

41 - 60 of 262 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 14 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

ANALYSIS

Forget Tea Parties: Irate Brits Talking 'Bout a Revolution

Decades-long tensions come to the fore over latest scandal

May 24, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain’s embattled politicians may have another revolution on their hands, but this time one that’s brewing on their own soil. Citizens are fuming over outrageous personal expenditures—including a miniature “duck house” and the clearing of a moat—by members of Parliament, but tensions have been simmering... More »

MORE ABOUT:
British Parliament • Gordon Brown • corruption • House of Commons • revolution • Britain • political scandal • Michael Martin

analysis

Blair's Path
to EU Helm
Grows Clearer

If Irish approve Lisbon treaty, ex-PM in line for newly created position

May 22, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Ireland votes yes on the Lisbon treaty, officially creating the role of EU president, Tony Blair is looking more and more like the man for the job. Not that the former UK prime minister has publicly expressed any interest—he's remained tactfully silent—but he has pockets of support... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • Ireland • Silvio Berlusconi • Lisbon Treaty • EU president

Brown to Purge Cabinet After Expenses Flap

Scandal-hit ministers face axe as PM plans government overhaul

May 21, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown has been dropping hints of a major reshuffle and possible constitutional reform as the crisis over British MPs' expenses continues. The Telegraph alleged today that two ministers fiddled with the rules to avoid paying capital gains tax after selling their homes. The PM is said to be preparing... More »

MORE ABOUT:
United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour • constitution • inappropriate expenses • Peter Mandelson • expenses

UK Expenses Scandal Claims House Speaker

House of Commons speaker Michael Martin steps down

May 19, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ongoing controversy surrounding British MPs' lavish expenses has claimed its biggest victim: the speaker of the House of Commons. Michael Martin, who presides over the country's main legislative body, will announce his resignation today after losing the support of party leaders, including Gordon Brown—not for cheating on his... More »

MORE ABOUT:
United Kingdom • British Parliament • Gordon Brown • parliament • inappropriate expenses • expenses • Michael Martin

(Newser) - The improper-expenses scandal roiling the British government is so crippling that the entire parliament ought to be dissolved, and an emergency general election held, opposition leader David Cameron said today. The “political system is paralyzed,” said Cameron, who could push for a June vote, the Telegraph reports. “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
British Parliament • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Tory Party • David Cameron • inappropriate expenses • special election • expenses • Michael Martin

UK Minister Resigns in Expense Flap

1st MP to step down says he acted '1 million percent by the book'

May 15, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain’s justice minister resigned today amid a furor over a sketchy rental agreement, the first MP to do so following the revelation of excessive expenses charged by members of parliament to taxpayers, the Telegraph reports. Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched an investigation into whether Shahid Malik breached conduct codes... More »

MORE ABOUT:
British Parliament • Gordon Brown • Britain • taxpayer money • inappropriate expenses • expenses • Shahid Malik

 UK Weighs Limits 
 on 'Binge Bars' 

Brown calls time on drink promotions in effort to reduce rowdiness

May 13, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - British pubs that offer "all you can drink" promotions may soon find themselves banned from serving alcohol under tough new measures to curb binge drinking, the Independent reports. Gordon Brown declined to introduce a minimum drink price as some activists had called for, but the PM promised that the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
alcohol • Gordon Brown • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • Britain • bars

OPINION

Media Playing Dirty in Brown Expenses Flap

PM's sister-in-law hits back after fiasco over housekeeping

May 11, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - British politicians have endured four days' worth of brutal press coverage after a newspaper published leaked parliamentary expense accounts, which include claims for everything from major home renovations to a Kit Kat bar. Gordon Brown, normally thought of as a frugal preacher's son, expensed $10,000 for cleaning—made payable... More »

MORE ABOUT:
United Kingdom • British Parliament • Gordon Brown • housekeeper • inappropriate expenses • expenses

British in Uproar Over Bizarre MP Expenses

Ministers charged taxpayers for maids, x-rated movies, cat food

May 9, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain is up in arms today over a series of outrageous and in many cases ridiculous expense account charges from some members of the government. The expense reports were leaked to the Daily Telegraph, which yesterday revealed, that Gordon Brown had paid his brother $9,800 for housecleaning services... More »

MORE ABOUT:
British Parliament • Gordon Brown • Britain • inappropriate expenses • expenses

British Cabinet Starts to Rebel Against Brown

After a bad week, PM's deputy suggests she wants to lead Britain

May 4, 09 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A disastrous week for Gordon Brown has reignited speculation that the British prime minister could be forced out of his job, as senior Labour figures struggled to rein in a restless party. After losing a vote on soldiers' rights and backing down on proposed reforms, Brown is facing renewed calls... More »

MORE ABOUT:
United Kingdom • British Parliament • Gordon Brown • British Cabinet • Labour Party • Harriet Harman • Alan Johnson

(Newser) - Time has unveiled its latest tallying of the world’s 100 most influential people, and yes, of course, Barack Obama is on it. But the other 99 choices aren’t as obvious. Bernie Madoff makes the list, as do Rush Limbaugh, George Clooney, and 4Chan’s Moot. And as... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • John McCain • Ann Coulter • Michelle Obama • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Gordon Brown • Rush Limbaugh • JK Rowling • Ted Kennedy • Oprah Winfrey • Time magazine • George Clooney • Ashton Kutcher • Time's Person of the Year • Sarah Palin • Twitter • Bernard Madoff • 4Chan • Chesley Sullenberger • influential • Moot

Brown Blocks Comments
on His YouTube Channel

Says volume of feedback would be impossible to monitor

Apr 28, 09 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British government has tried to harness the power of the Internet, but for Gordon Brown, the Web’s been prickly: a video of him picking his nose, for example, has been viewed far more often than recent policy address. Now the prime minister’s team has disabled comments on... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • YouTube • Gordon Brown • Facebook • Flickr • prime minister • Britain • Twitter

UK Minister Denies He Bet Governing Party Would Falter

Lord West got 66-1 odds on Labour defeat

Apr 27, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lord Alan West, the UK’s colorful security minister, today denied he’d bet on the Labour party’s defeat in the next election, the Times of London reports. The Telegraph yesterday alleged that West placed the bet when Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister, grabbing 66-1 odds.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
United Kingdom • gambling • Gordon Brown • Labour • Britain • ABBA • Lord West

Brown Talks Terrorism With Pakistani PM

Snubbed by Zardari, British PM focuses on tackling extremism

Apr 27, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown held talks with Pakistani leaders today, appearing at a joint press conference with his counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani, after President Asif Ali Zardari dropped out at the last minute. The BBC attributes the snub to unhappiness with the recent British arrest of 11 Pakistani nationals... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Afghanistan • War on Terror • Pakistan • Gordon Brown • Hamid Karzai • Asif Ali Zardari

OPINION

 Make Boyle the New Brown 

Singer could get Britain out of cynical funk

Apr 24, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disenchanted Labour supporter Frank Skinner knows how the UK political party can turn things around: Make Susan Boyle the new party leader. Who would replace the Internet sensation on Britain’s Got Talent? Gordon Brown, of course. “The thing is I really want Mr. Brown to be Susan Boyle—... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Gordon Brown • Labour Party • prime minister • Britain • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Suspects in Brit Terror Raids Freed for Lack of Evidence

Government seeks to deport men busted in touted sweep

Apr 22, 09 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine of the 11 suspects arrested in Britain's terror raids earlier this month have been released without charge due to lack of evidence, the Telegraph reports. The release of the remaining two is expected soon. The government is seeking to deport the men—suspected of being involved in what Prime... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Gordon Brown • terror plots • deportation • Britain • terror suspects • al-Qaeda

Key Brown Aide Quits Amid 'Sex Smear Scandal'

Adviser planned to slander top rivals'
wives on gossip site

Apr 11, 09 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A senior adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has resigned after word leaked of a plan to smear opponents with sex rumors on a gossip website, the Guardian reports. In email exchanges with a blogger, Damian McBride discussed targets for the project, including the wives of top Conservatives. One... More »

MORE ABOUT:
sex scandal • Gordon Brown • Britain • 10 Downing Street

(Newser) - Pressure from British and German leaders over legalized rape in Afghanistan has pushed President Hamid Karzai to order a review of a law governing Shiites, Reuters reports. Karzai said the Justice Ministry would scrutinize the Shiite Personal Status Law and send it back to parliament if necessary. But he said... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Afghanistan • women's rights • Gordon Brown • Hamid Karzai • rape • domestic violence • sexual assault • Shiite Personal Status Law

 Rowling Wows 
 Obama—and 
 Medvedev, Too

Prez praises Rowling; Michelle dines with high-flying women

Apr 3, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama took a break from the global economic crisis at a Downing Street G20 dinner this week, buttonholing JK Rowling to tell her that he had read all of her Harry Potter books—and had read them to his girls, the Telegraph reports. And Dmitry Medvedev did his US... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • Gordon Brown • JK Rowling • Dmitry Medvedev • autographs • G20 • 10 Downing Street

 G20 Leaders Close to Deal 

French, German demands for regulation are final sticking point

Apr 2, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - G20 leaders have nearly completed an agreement to confront the global financial crisis, reports the Times of London. Gordon Brown opened the summit by saying that the draft communique already prepared reflected "a high degree of consensus between us." The British PM said that the leaders needed to... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • International Monetary Fund • Gordon Brown • IMF • G20 • financial crisis • global stimulus

41 - 60 of 262 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 14 Next >>


from our news partners