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Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on June 27, 2007 and is leader of the British Labour Party. After earning a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh, Brown briefly worked as a television journalist before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1983 for Dunfermline East. In 2005, he became MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. From 1997-2007 Brown served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government led by Tony Blair.

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Analysis: Plotting, paranoia, enmity and dark threats

25.09.08

Like a ship's captain watching the mercury plummet before his eyes, Gordon Brown knows a hurricane is heading his way... more

Brown ready for showdown with rebels after Kelly leak

25.09.08

Gordon Brown is preparing for a showdown with rebel Labour MPs on the day the Commons returns from its summer break... more

'Downing St dirty tricks behind outing of Kelly'

24.09.08

Claims of "dirty tricks" and "black ops" by Downing Street were rife as allies of Ruth Kelly feared she had become the latest victim of a campaign to flush out Labour rebels... more

Harman and Prescott call for show of party unity

18.09.08

Harriet Harman and John Prescott have told ministers to stop plotting against Gordon Brown and unite at next week's party conference... more

'He is the most unpopular PM since Chamberlain'

17.09.08

A leading Labour rebel claimed that Gordon Brown is now the most unloved Prime Minister since Neville Chamberlain just before he was deposed in 1940... more

Blairite Hutton's aide 'will quit after conference'

17.09.08

Business Secretary John Hutton's ministerial aide is poised to quit the Government, the Standard has learned... more

Minister quits in protest over Brown's leadership

16.09.08

Gordon Brown suffered the most serious blow to his leadership when a senior minister quit the Government... more

Labour fears Glasgow election on knife-edge

24.07.08

A last-minute attack of nerves hit Labour today as the crucial Glasgow East by-election came to a nail-biting finish... more

Facts
Gordon Brown has been blind in his left eye since age 16 after a rugby accident, despite numerous attempts at treatment
Edinburgh University accepted Brown to study history when he was only 16 as a result of an advanced hothouse education designed for excelling students.
As of 1997, Brown�s full title has been The Rt Hon Dr. James Gordon Brown MP
Brown is a close friend of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling

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