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Gordon Brown quits as PM
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From the Evening Standard: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23832558-david-cameron-its-decision-time-for-lib-dems.do
Gordon Brown quits as PM as Lib-Dem deal falls apart
Joe Murphy, Paul Waugh and Nicholas Cecil
Gordon Brown is set to resign and allow David Cameron to be Britain's new Prime Minister, Evening Standard learns.
The Labour leader's final desperate attempt to cling on to power with a Lib-Lab deal crumbled amid a rebellion on his own side and policy disagreements with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
This afternoon he retreated to No 10 to discuss his situation with senior ministers, friends and wife Sarah.
Mr Brown had planned to stay in power until the summer if the deal had worked, earning himself a place in history as the man who won a historic fourth term for Labour.
However, Labour MPs and ministers reacted with anger to the attempted deal, saying they would prefer to be in opposition than in government with the Lib-Dems.
A friend of the Prime Minister said: “The deal with Clegg was just not do-able.”
Talks with Mr Clegg's team took place this morning but lasted less than two hours. Mr Clegg then reopened talks with the Conservatives, amid speculation that a Lib-Con deal was imminent.
Soon after the Evening Standard broke the story that Mr Brown was going, the BBC reported that luggage was being packed into a Range Rover outside the back door to No 10, giving the impression of a removal under way.
Gossip then spread that No 10 staffers were changing from casual clothes into suits and ties for an important event, almost certainly a respectful farewell to their leader.
Senior party figures were crowded into No 10, including Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell who have worked closely with Mr Brown for two influential and stormy decades.
The scene appeared to be set for the first change of Government since 1997 when 18 years of Conservative rule under Margaret Thatcher and John Major came to an end.
Meanwhile the failure of the Lib-Lab talks was being blamed on several factors. Mr Clegg's team asked for reassurances on tax and spending issues that Labour felt were not possible to deliver. On voting reform, Labour offered a referendum on an AV-plus system of voting in the next parliament, a time scale that the third party felt was too distant to be bankable.
Labour's public turmoil had left Mr Clegg exposed and under massive pressure to make up his mind one way or the other. He was likened to a “harlot” by former home secretary David Blunkett and accused of “Robert Mugabe politics” by former Tory foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
Gordon Brown quits as PM as Lib-Dem deal falls apart
Joe Murphy, Paul Waugh and Nicholas Cecil
Gordon Brown is set to resign and allow David Cameron to be Britain's new Prime Minister, Evening Standard learns.
The Labour leader's final desperate attempt to cling on to power with a Lib-Lab deal crumbled amid a rebellion on his own side and policy disagreements with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
This afternoon he retreated to No 10 to discuss his situation with senior ministers, friends and wife Sarah.
Mr Brown had planned to stay in power until the summer if the deal had worked, earning himself a place in history as the man who won a historic fourth term for Labour.
However, Labour MPs and ministers reacted with anger to the attempted deal, saying they would prefer to be in opposition than in government with the Lib-Dems.
A friend of the Prime Minister said: “The deal with Clegg was just not do-able.”
Talks with Mr Clegg's team took place this morning but lasted less than two hours. Mr Clegg then reopened talks with the Conservatives, amid speculation that a Lib-Con deal was imminent.
Soon after the Evening Standard broke the story that Mr Brown was going, the BBC reported that luggage was being packed into a Range Rover outside the back door to No 10, giving the impression of a removal under way.
Gossip then spread that No 10 staffers were changing from casual clothes into suits and ties for an important event, almost certainly a respectful farewell to their leader.
Senior party figures were crowded into No 10, including Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell who have worked closely with Mr Brown for two influential and stormy decades.
The scene appeared to be set for the first change of Government since 1997 when 18 years of Conservative rule under Margaret Thatcher and John Major came to an end.
Meanwhile the failure of the Lib-Lab talks was being blamed on several factors. Mr Clegg's team asked for reassurances on tax and spending issues that Labour felt were not possible to deliver. On voting reform, Labour offered a referendum on an AV-plus system of voting in the next parliament, a time scale that the third party felt was too distant to be bankable.
Labour's public turmoil had left Mr Clegg exposed and under massive pressure to make up his mind one way or the other. He was likened to a “harlot” by former home secretary David Blunkett and accused of “Robert Mugabe politics” by former Tory foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
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About time.
He has had his time long enough.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
Yes yes yes yes!!!!!!0
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I'd liketo thank Gordon Brown for his service to the country.
Who knows what the future holds? My experience tells me that we should be worried. I cannot see anything to rejoice about.
Having Clegg and his team in the Cabinet is a joke. The Lib Dems have made themselves unelectable - PR or not.
I hope my doubts about the new regime are proven unfounded - for all of your sakes. I fear the grass may not be greener.
Another sad day for democracy.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
The fowle stynke over England has lifted tonight :beer:0
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Gorgeous_George wrote: »I'd liketo thank Gordon Brown for his service to the country.
Now we have to pick up the mess he has left behind.0 -
I didn't like GB, or support him.
But I thought his resignation speech had dignity. I also thought he looked a relieved man.0 -
Kerry12345 wrote: »Now we have to pick up the mess he has left behind.
Large mess. There is plenty to be happy about with that ugly !!!! out.
I can't think of 1 good thing he actually did. Apart from leaving today lol
He was never 'fit' to be PM.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
Get back to the padded cell. Who left this country in a mess? They lost 100 seats, so democracy has spoken. Good riddance.Gorgeous_George wrote: »I'd liketo thank Gordon Brown for his service to the country.
Who knows what the future holds? Another sad day for democracy.
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Foad.
The Tories asked us to Vote for Change and 75% of those eligible to vote didn't.
ggThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0
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