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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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To cut and run would be betrayal of those who died

06.11.09
After the murder of five soldiers by the renegade policeman Gulbuddin, Gordon Brown is today making another speech to explain why Britain is in Afghanistan for the long haul... more

You will lose our backing if corruption goes on, Brown tells Karzai

06.11.09
Gordon Brown warns Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai that the West could pull its support unless he tackled corruption and fast-tracked troop numbers... more

Brown: Britain 'will not walk away' from Afghan mission

06.11.09
Latest: Britain cannot afford to 'walk away' from the mission in Afghanistan if it is to prevent future terrorist attacks, the PM will warn... more

David Cameron: Would I sack George Osborne? Yes absolutely if I have to...

06.11.09
Tory leader David Cameron talks revealingly about colleagues, policy and the faith that guides him... more

Mother of shot soldier: 'Afghanistan was living hell for my son'

06.11.09
Mother of a soldier killed with four colleagues by a rogue Afghan policeman reignites the row over a shortage of equipment for British troops... more

No Minister - why tycoons like Lord Sugar just can't cut it in politics

05.11.09
This week in New York, Michael Bloomberg won a third term as mayor. Here, the man who most Londoners would want to challenge Boris Johnson has put his foot in it... more

Christmas ads rise has ITV celebrating early

05.11.09
ITV today cheered the City with forecasts of a strong upturn in advertising in the run up to Christmas as it emerged that corporate finance heavy hitter Bob Wigley is front runner to become the broadcaster’s next chairman ... more

MPs’ wives in High Court bid to keep jobs

05.11.09
Wives of MPs are set to go to the High Court in their battle against a ban on being employed by their husbands... more

Senior Labour MP calls for pull-out from Afghanistan

04.11.09
Gordon Brown's Afghanistan strategy faces an unprecedented challenge after a senior Labour MP broke rank to call for the phased withdrawal of British troops... more

Sir Alan Sugar facing backlash over rant at small firm 'moaners'

04.11.09
Gordon Brown's business tsar Lord Sugar faces calls to be fired after reportedly branding some small firms as 'moaners' who live in 'Disney World'... more

Afghan assassin kills five British soldiers in ambush

04.11.09
VIDEO: Five British soldiers killed as they drank tea when a rogue Afghan policeman opened fire inside a military compound... more

Cost-cutting RBS risking a talent drain in move north of the border

04.11.09
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Kiss goodbye to the golden payoffs, watchdog tells MPs

04.11.09
Latest: Call to strip greedy and disgraced MPs of 'golden goodbye' pay-offs made by the standards watchdog ... more

David Cameron set to blame Gordon Brown in bid to avoid Treaty criticism

04.11.09
Latest: David Cameron braced for a Eurosceptic backlash as he prepared to rule out a referendum on reclaiming powers from Brussels... more

Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

MP reforms should be implemented in full

04.11.09
Today, Sir Christopher Kelly's report on MPs' expenses, six months in the making, is unveiled... more

Gordon Brown: I’m right to overrule drug advisers

03.11.09
Gordon Brown hits back in the drugs row, insisting he was right to overrule scientists on cannabis... more

Gordon Brown reveals he is an X Factor fan

03.11.09
Gordon Brown delivered a double blow to the BBC today as he questioned Jonathan Ross's salary - then revealed he preferred X Factor to Strictly Come Dancing... more

Ministers had no choice, let's hope this is the end latest cash injection

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year's time, when we've finally come to realise the shape of this recession, and I will give you the answer. ... more

'Lehman Sisters' would crash too, says top adviser

03.11.09
Gordon Brown's independent adviser on the City today rejected Harriet Harman's claim that the financial crisis would not have happened if women had been in charge of banks.... more

Only time will tell if banks are really on the way back

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year’s time, when we’ve finally come to realise the shape of this recession and I will give you the answer... more

Primark's recession fashion boom

03.11.09
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Once again our leaders just pass the buck on drugs

03.11.09
Sacking David Nutt is hardly the 'brave' move the Home Secretary claims: the real target has to be the law itself... more

Tory MPs blast Cameron over Lisbon U-turn

03.11.09
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For sale: Three UK banks surplus to requirements

03.11.09
Banking analysis: The Government wants to create three new High Street banks to increase competition in the UK - and today it finally became clear what these banks might look like... more

Why there is this discord in Twitterland

03.11.09
A newspaper columnist and mentor of mine always gave short thrift to critics who asked how he would like to be on the receiving end of ill-informed opinion and knockabout abuse... more

Brown's meddling to blame for drug policy chaos, says Clarke

02.11.09
Latest: Gordon Brown's determination to toughen cannabis laws soon after becoming Prime Minister was blamed for the furore around sacking of Government's top drugs adviser... more

Sats are here to stay, Brown tells teachers

30.10.09
Gordon Brown mounted a strong defence of primary school testing today as teachers stepped up the campaign to abolish Sats... more

'Climbdown' over £20m cuts for TA

28.10.09
Gordon Brown accused of a 'humiliating climbdown' over military cuts as he confirmed a last-minute £20million reprieve for the Territorial Army's training budget... more

Brown: 'Bigoted' BNP will be exposed on TV

22.10.09
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  • 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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