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James Gordon Brown CH, PC, HonFRSE (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007.
6 days ago · Gordon Brown is a Scottish-born British Labour Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007) and prime minister of the United Kingdom (2007–10). At the time of his elevation to prime minister, he had been the longest continuously serving chancellor of the Exchequer since.
1 day ago · Gordon Brown took Labour into the 2010 General Election, when the party had been in government for 13 years. He hoped to win a mandate for his leadership, having replaced Sir Tony Blair as prime ...
4 days ago · By the spring of 2010, Labour had been in power for 13 years, its longest ever stretch. When Prime Minister Gordon Brown called an election for May 6, few gave the party much of a chance in extending that period in office. Though Brown was a hugely driven politician, he lacked the natural flair of his predecessor Blair.
As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown oversaw the devolution of powers in Northern Ireland, the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and the world's first ever Climate Change Act.
Apr 15, 2024 · Gordon Brown: ‘I really didn’t think we could go as far backwards as we’ve gone’ The former prime minister says Britain could have avoided austerity — but that politics has changed since ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Former prime minister Gordon Brown has drawn parallels between Sir Keir Starmer's plans for a four-person cabinet with revolutionary communist China.
