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Boost for Brown as new poll puts Labour just six points behind ToriesBoost for Brown as new poll puts Labour just six points behind Tories Last updated at 2:41 PM on 22nd November 2009 Gordon Brown was boosted today by a poll suggesting the Tories' lead has been slashed. An Ipsos Mori survey has put David... In this article: Labour, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tories, Ken Clarke, Democracy, UKIP, and Europe |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Brown launches campaign to gather Labour support for Afghan war
Brown launches campaign to gather Labour support for Afghan war London, Nov. 20 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown along and three of his cabinet colleagues has launched a campaign to gather Labour support for Britain's role in...
In this article: Afghanistan, Labour, E mail, Britain, Democracy, Iraq War, Harry Cohen, Bob Ainsworth, and David Miliband
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scotsman.com - Latest Scottish News | 4 days ago
Willie Bain to take seat as MP
...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, and Palace of Westminster
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
By-election win 'endorses Brown'
...Bain won with a majority of 8,111 votes Labour have hailed their win in the Glasgow North East by-election as a dramatic victory and an endorsement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's policies. Willie Bain became the constituency's new MP...
In this article: Labour, Jim Murphy, George Osborne, Glasgow, David Kerr, Scotland, Trademark, and BBC Radio Scotland
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Independent.co.uk - UK | November 13, 2009
Labour's by-election win 'endorsement of Brown'
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: Labour Party, Jim Murphy, Recession, BBC Radio Scotland, Tories, and Scotland
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Full print edition | 3 days ago
The end of the Labour government: Last, do no harm
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: Labour Party and Britain
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 7 days ago
Aid commitment dropped from Queen's Speech
...last night Gordon Brown told Labour's conference in September that the Government's commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income would be enshrined in law to ensure it was not watered down by future administrations. The new law was...
In this article: Labour, Tax, UK, Convention on Cluster Munitions, and Malaria
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Guardian | 5 days ago
Fixing the cap on NHS private work Tom Clark
...Tuesday 17 November 2009 16.06 GMT Gordon Brown loves dividing lines, and he wants to paint Labour as the party of the patient, ranging it against the Tories who put the professionals first. In the coming election, he will boom that...
In this article: David Cameron, Labour, Tories, British Medical Association, Tony Blair, and Barbara Castle
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Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | 3 days ago
Gordon Brown defends Personal Care Bill after criticism by Labour peers
Gordon Brown defends Personal 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...
In this article: Labour, Exocet, Age Concern, Help the Aged, and David Cameron
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MarketWatch | 4 days ago
U.K. government targets bank pay in Queen's Speech
...national debt is on a sustainable path," the monarch said. Polls show British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party trailing the opposition Conservatives by a wide margin. Conservative leader David Cameron had dismissed the speech as...
In this article: Labour Party, House of Lords, U.K., Financial Services Authority, House of Commons, Liberal Democrat, British Bankers' Association, and Bank of England
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James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party. Immediately before this he had served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair.
Brown has a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a television journalist. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983; first for Dunfermline East and since 2005 for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. As Prime Minister, he also holds the offices of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service.
Brown's time as Chancellor was marked by major reform of Britain's monetary and fiscal policy architecture, transferring interest rate setting powers to the Bank of England, by a wide extension of the powers of the Treasury to cover much domestic policy and by transferring responsibility for banking supervision to the Financial Services Authority. Controversial moves included the abolition of Advance Corporation Tax (ACT) relief in his first budget, and the removal in his final budget of the 10 per cent "starting rate" of personal income tax which he had introduced in 1999.
After an initial rise in opinion polls, Brown's time as Prime Minister has seen his approval ratings fall and the Labour Party suffer its worst local election results in 40 years. Despite public and parliamentary pressure on his leadership, he remains leader of the Labour Party.
- Birth Date:
- February 20, 1951
- Birthplace:
- Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Religion:
- Church of Scotland
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Sarah Brown
- Residence:
- North Queensferry
- University Attended:
- University of Edinburgh
- Political party:
- Labour
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