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  • May 2008

    • New Election Loss Could Be Knock-Out Punch for Brown

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 23, 08 2:32 AM CDT

      New Election Loss Could Be Knock-Out Punch for Brown

      The crushing defeat for the Labor Party yesterday in an election in a working class district of England could spell disaster for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reports the Guardian . The opposition Tory candidate beat the ruling party choice in a by-election to fill a death vacancy by a whopping margin in the decaying northern England industrial town of Crewe—the kind of place considered a bedrock of Labor support. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • England  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • David Cameron  • British elections  • Tory Party

    • Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 11, 08 1:53 PM CDT

      Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown

      British PM Gordon Brown suffered his worst ratings yet today, falling behind Conservative Party leader David Cameron in every category in a new survey. The Labour leader is scrambling to win back public favor after three in four people said he was doing a bad job, with almost half calling his governance very bad, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • David Cameron  • approval ratings  • Tory Party  • polling

  • October 2007

    • Poll Confirms: Brown Bubble Has Burst

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 31, 07 11:41 AM CDT

      Poll Confirms: Brown Bubble Has Burst

      The "Brown Bounce" is over, says the Guardian . A sobering new poll puts Labour five points behind the Tories, the lowest showing for the party since Gordon Brown entered No. 10. Based on the distribution of seats, Labour would have remained the largest party in the Commons but lost its majority had tomorrow's canceled general election taken place. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • England  • Labour Party  • Tory Party

    • Tories Try to Fight Off Early UK Election

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 2, 07 1:58 PM CDT

      Tories Try to Fight Off Early UK Election

      Britain's Conservatives are having their annual meeting this week, and the party is desperate to put on a brave face and scare Gordon Brown away from an early election. But as David Cameron, the Tories' 40-year-old modernizing leader, prepares for his make-or-break speech tomorrow, one columnist reports that in private the party is wondering if it would be better just to lose. More »

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      Gordon Brown  • Conservative Party  • David Cameron  • British elections  • Tory Party

  • July 2007
  • May 2007

    • Brown Outlines Post-Blair Era

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 13, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Brown Outlines Post-Blair Era

      Gordon Brown is about to put some distance between himself and his former boss with a series of proposals laying out his vision, including giving Parliament the right to approve war powers, reports The Observer . With Blair pilloried for pusuing a profoundly unpopualr war almost single-handedly from Number 10, Brown is declaring his independence. More »

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      Great Britain  • Gordon Brown  • Tony Blair  • Labour Party  • David Cameron  • Tory Party

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