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Brown's Britain

After a decade as PM-in-waiting, Gordon Brown finally ascends to Britain's top job

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August 2007
- Sabotage Eyed In Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 9, 07 6:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - British officials are pursuing the possibility that latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease could be the result of sabotage, the Times reports. They've ruled out water leaks spreading the virus from a research lab to nearby farms,and have concluded that "release by human movement must be considered a real possibility," said a report prepared for Gordon Brown. More »
- UK Inspects 3rd Foot and Mouth Case
  
  Reuters | Aug 8, 07 4:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A third suspected case of foot and mouth disease has been located in southern England, health officials said, as the EU lifted a ban on slaughtering animals but kept up the prohibition on exporting animal products. Meanwhile, the Guardian reports that British veterinary investigators pinpointed two research labs they say have a “strong probability” of initiating the outbreak. More »
- After Uproar, Britain Reviews Asylum Policy
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A row over the fate of 91 Iraqi interpreters working for the British military took a new turn today, with the government promising to reexamine its refusal to grant them asylum. The Times of London, which broke the story on Tuesday, now reports that Gordon Brown has ordered a review of its asylum policy towards Iraqi translators, some of whom have faced torture and kidnapping for their alleged collaboration. More »
- US Rattled by Brit Pullout Plans
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 8, 07 4:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The White House is increasingly concerned about the timing of the British troop pullout from Iraq, expected to be announced by PM Gordon Brown in October, the Guardian reports. About 5,000 British troops remain in the Basra area, where they' have already withdrawn to an area around the city's airport. "It's the wild west. Basra is out of control," said a Brookings Institute foreign affairs expert. More »
- UK Asks US to Release Gitmo Suspects
  
  Reuters | Aug 7, 07 4:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The United Kingdom wants the US to let go of five British residents detained at the terrorist detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Green PM Gordon Brown made the official request, hinting that he may be distancing himself from the Bush administration and carving a more independent terror policy than Tony Blair's, Reuters reports. More »
- Foot and Mouth Outbreak Traced to Lab
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 5, 07 11:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An English research lab is the likely source of a recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the Guardian reports. British government officials believe a batch of experimental vaccine leaked and spread to a nearby farm. Scientists were tipped to the possible leak by the fact that the strain of the virus is not one that occurs naturally, but is a vaccine strain. More »
- UK Cattle Test Positive for Foot-and-Mouth
  
  Independent (UK) | Aug 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain faces its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in six years after a herd of beef cattle in Guildford tested positive, reports the Independent . The news forced Gordon Brown to cancel his vacation as the government introduced emergency measures banning all transportation of cattle and pigs and throwing up a "protection zone" in the region. More »
- Bolton: UK Can Have Just One Closest Ally
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Aug 1, 07 4:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Famously combative John Bolton claims that the fate of the US-UK "special relationship" lies entirely with Gordon Brown and the new British government. In an op-ed for the Financial Times , the former UN ambassador writes that the new PM must choose sides: either stand by the US or continue the "long, slow slide into the European porridge." More »
July 2007
- Brown Sends Mixed Signals in Talks with Bush
  
  CNN | Jul 30, 07 5:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On his first US visit as PM, Gordon Brown today reaffirmed that the US and the UK stand together in the war on terrorism. Wrapping up 2 days of meetings with President Bush, Brown expressed disappointment with progress in Iraq, CNN reports, specifically noting difficulty "getting political reconciliation within Iraq" and the slow progress toward reconstruction. More »
- Brown Visits US Amid Talk of Cooling Ties
  
  Associated Press | Jul 29, 07 5:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown embarked today for his first call on President Bush, while the press at home speculated on whether the green PM's relationship with his counterpart was cooling or too warm. Brown's predecessor, Tony Blair, had a close relationship with Bush—too close for some UK observers. Iraq, a potential wedge issue, will be on the crowded agenda. More »
- Brown Downplays US Fissure
  
  Reuters | Jul 27, 07 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain's new Prime Minister is set to meet with President Bush at Camp David next week amid rumors that relations between the two nations have cooled since Tony Blair's departure. Brown is walking a tightrope between rebuffing this speculation and being seen as "America's poodle," an epithet Blair earned for his close collaboration with Bush. More »
- Brits Win Little EU Support For Russian Battle
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 18, 07 5:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain turned to its European allies for support in its diplomatic battle with Russia over a sensational radiation murder in London, but the response has been tepid, the Guardian reports. Only the French expressed support yesterday, as Germany, with powerful economic ties to Russia, suggested that the UK had overreacted, and the Portuguese characterized the clash as a two-way fight. More »
- Brown Proposes Significant Power Shift
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 4, 07 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown used his first appearance before the House of Commons as PM yesterday to unveil a surprising slate of power-shifting reforms, including limiting his right to declare war and lowering the voting age to 16. The initiatives, which also include development of a bill of rights, could radically alter the UK's political balance, the Guardian reports. More »
June 2007
- Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 29, 07 1:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda-spawned extremists orchestrated the failed bombing attempt in central London today, British authorities say. The car bomb found near a London nightclub resembled improvised explosives used in Iraq, and the Guardian reports al-Qaeda has long nurtured plans to attack nightclubs in the west. More »
- London Car Bomb Disarmed
  
  BBC | Jun 29, 07 6:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A car bomb was found and disarmed in busy central London today. The police were tipped off by an ambulance crew who saw smoke coming from a silver Mercedes in Haymarket. The car was packed with gasoline, gas cannisters, and nails, and could have caused serious damage if it had exploded, police say. More »
- Exit Blair
  
  BBC | Jun 27, 07 8:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tony Blair handed his resignation to the queen at 1:15 this afternoon, ending a decade as prime minister of the United Kingdom marked by unprecedented prosperity but marred by a deeply unpopular war in Iraq. In a choreographed ritual, Elizabeth II asked Chancellor Gordon Brown, who has been waiting patiently for the question for 13 years, to form a government. More »
- UK Change of Guard Today
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 27, 07 4:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tony Blair is expected to resign from Parliament today as he vacates 10 Downing Street and is confirmed as the new international envoy to the Mideast. Gordon Brown, whose luggage is waiting curbside, will begin his shakeup of the government, with at least six ministers targeted for replacement, the Guardian reports. More »
- Brown Vows to Lead New Era
  
  BBC | Jun 25, 07 5:22 AM CDT