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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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Mr and Mrs Nobody reflect the EU's new order

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PM backs Harman over ‘crash while she was on phone’

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From the pearls of Zadie to the D cups of Jordan

20.11.09
As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties?... more

The right choices for a humbled EU

20.11.09
As with so many decisions in a body composed of 25 member states, the choice of Herman van Rompuy as EU President and Catherine Ashton as EU foreign minister is a messy and inoffensive compromise... more

Kinnock: ‘Flamboyant’ Blair not the president we wanted

20.11.09
Video: European leaders were right to reject Tony Blair’s 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said... more

This Government is concerned only with surviving

19.11.09
Is that it? That was my reaction as I stood at the back of the House of Lords with other MPs listening to the Queen's Speech... more

2.4m pensioners face benefit cuts to fund care at home

19.11.09
Two benefits currently claimed by 2.4 million pensioners may be axed to fund free personal care, the Government confirmed... more

Brown gives up on Blair and seeks EU consolation prize

19.11.09
Video: Gordon Brown all but gives up on Tony Blair’s hopes of becoming EU President and embarks on 'Plan B' to clinch top economic post for Britain... more

Tax rises as Darling forced to tear up borrowing forecasts

19.11.09
Record leap in borrowing brought an admission from the Prime Minister that taxes may be about to go up again... more

Jobless total won't recover until 2017

19.11.09
Dole queues in Britain will take eight years to fall below levels at the start of the economic crisis, leading economists warn... more

Why Brown and Cameron are now schmoozing

19.11.09
Life is just so exciting right now. Today's stunning discovery is that I am a Cyberwoman... more

Goldman doesn’t look good over AIG

19.11.09
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Prince Charles is right on teaching history

19.11.09
One of the subjects that the Prince of Wales feels most passionately about is education... more

Too much, too late to sway the voters

18.11.09
Gordon Brown has finally got the fight he wanted... the only question is whether voters will bother to watch... more

Afghan tactics ‘may be too little, too late’

18.11.09
Gordon Brown warned that the campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan risks being jeopardised by doing 'too little, too late'... more

Tax rises look likely after Queen's speech

18.11.09
Queen's Speech: Post-election tax increases move closer as Gordon Brown pitches for fourth Labour term with promises aimed at families worried about children and elderly parents... more

Anti-war protest soldier to face military judge

18.11.09
Serving soldier faces up to 10 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan is expected before a military judge to see if he will continue to be held in an Army jail while awaiting trial... more

Elections bring out the dark side of politics

17.11.09
A shadow minister was describing to me over coffee recently the nature of the "depressing" atmosphere at the House of Commons... more

Army’s latest tactic to defeat Taliban... give them bags of gold

17.11.09
NEW: British forces in Afghanistan should bribe potential insurgents to stop them joining the Taliban, according to a new Army manual... more

Queen's Speech will be 'Labour pre-election press release'

17.11.09
Queen's Speech will be used by Labour for political point-scoring rather than sorting Britain's problems, claimed David Cameron... more

Old rivalries exposed as Children’s Secretary pushes his point

17.11.09
Once again, Alistair Darling and Ed Balls seem to be at odds on spending... more

Darling and Balls clash in spending row

17.11.09
Cabinet rivals Ed Balls and Alistair Darling are embroiled in a row over spending... more

Brown: Afghan war is sapping al Qaeda morale

16.11.09
British action in Afghanistan is inflicting 'long lasting damage' to al Qaeda’s leadership, Gordon Brown said... more

Australia PM says sorry for 'forgotten children'

16.11.09
The Australian prime minister made a historic apology to the hundreds of thousands of people, many of them British migrants, who were abused in state care as children... more

PM targets City's rule-breakers in 'short, sharp' Queen's Speech

16.11.09
Crackdown on City risk-taking, bonuses and fraud will be a key plank of Gordon Brown's pre-election Queen's Speech, it has emerged... more

Tony Blair's supporters admit defeat in bid to win EU presidency

16.11.09
Allies of Tony Blair conced he is unlikely to win his fight to become Europe's first full-time president... more

Clegg: Scrap legislative programme in favour of reform

16.11.09
Gordon Brown should scrap his proposed legislative programme and devote the final months of this Parliament to cleaning up Westminster, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said... more

Medal for Iraq hero has spelling mistake

16.11.09
A grieving mother was shocked to find a posthumous medal for her soldier son had a spelling mistake... more

Londoners must join forces for the Battle of Barking to stop BNP

16.11.09
Earlier this year, while preparing a Radio 4 series on Britishness, I spent a day in Leicester interviewing its citizens about national identity... more

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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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