Labour Party

...detonated near him in Helmand province, Afghanistan Gordon Brown and three cabinet ministers have moved to shore up wavering support among Labour backbenchers for the war in Afghanistan. In a joint email to the party's MPs, they insist the...

In this article: Afghanistan, Gordon Brown, Britain, The Independent, Harry Cohen, David Miliband, Al-qa'ida, United Nations, and Democracy

Brown welcomes EU role for Labour peer Gordon Brown has insisted that Britain will remain a powerful voice in Brussels after Labour peer Baroness Ashton was appointed as the European Union's first foreign minister. She was the surprise...

In this article: European Union, Baroness Ashton, Tony Blair, Labour, Gordon Brown, and Britain

...Care Bill after criticism by Labour peers Gordon Brown has hailed plans to extend care for the elderly as "a major breakthrough" despite criticism from some of Labour's own peers. Published: 12:31PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 Nick Clegg,...

In this article: Labour, Gordon Brown, Exocet, Age Concern, Help the Aged, and David Cameron

...of 8,111 at the count last week. His campaign had seen Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Chancellor Alistair Darling visit the constituency to help boost Labour votes. But the turnout was a mere 33%,...

In this article: Labour, Michael Martin, Alan Johnson, Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown, and Palace of Westminster

Labour's by-election win 'endorsement of Brown' Scottish Labour Party candidate Willie Bain waves after being declared the winner in the Glasgow North East by-election Labour's victory in the Glasgow North East by-election was an...

In this article: Gordon Brown, Jim Murphy, Recession, BBC Radio Scotland, Tories, and Scotland

The end of the Labour government: Last, do no harm How Gordon Brown and the Labour Party should use their last months in power TWO syndromes often beset governments whose time is almost up. One is listlessness and drift, as discipline...

In this article: Gordon Brown and Britain