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  • July 2008

    • Top Allies Look to Unseat Gordon Brown

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 29, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Top Allies Look to Unseat Gordon Brown

      (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 deputy leader of the Labour Party. The paper says that a cabinet revolt will probably take place in September, after the summer break. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • David Miliband  • Labour  • Harriet Harman  • UK politics

  • May 2008
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  • October 2007

    • Brown Under Fire for U-Turn on Elections

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 7, 07 4:30 PM CDT

      Brown Under Fire for U-Turn on Elections

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown has a new nickname: “bottler,” British slang for someone who’s lost their nerve at the last minute. He's facing heavy criticism for the unpopular decision not to hold a snap general election this autumn after learning that his Labor party lags 6 points behind the Torries in polls and would risk losing its majority, the Guardian reports More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • election  • Labour  • Parliament

  • May 2007

    • Blair Ally to Step Down

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 7, 07 9:25 AM CDT

      Blair Ally to Step Down

      (Newser) - British Home Secretary John Reid will stand down, he announced yesterday, giving PM apparent Gordon Brown space to rejigger the cabinet when he succeeds Tony Blair. Tensions have run high between the old and new Labour leaders' supporters, but Reid stressed that his surprise departure was personal; the Guardian reports that wider decamping by Blair allies is unlikely. More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Tony Blair  • British elections  • Labour

    • Blair Points To Successor

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 2, 07 9:08 AM CDT

      Blair Points To Successor

      (Newser) - As he marked a decade in power, British prime minister Tony Blair said yesterday he'll step down within weeks. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is expected to succeed Blair, who stopped short of officially anointing Brown but told a Labour rally, "In all probability, a Scot will become prime minister of the United Kingdom." More »

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      Iraq war  • Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Tony Blair  • Labour Party  • Labour

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