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Obama, in London, meets Brown, Blair

USA Today (Free subscription) | 16 minutes ago

Presidential contender Barack Obama is meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the last leg of his European and Middle ...

Brown: The end is nigh

Focus on Britain (and Europe) (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

And it all started on such a promising note: Discussions are underway at cabinet level on whether to seek an orderly resignation by Gordon Brown as prime minister, in the wake of the disastrous Labour defeat at the hands of a resurgent SNP in the Glasgow East byelection. Talks between cabinet ministers took place on the phone yesterday to coordinate a response to the defeat, with renewed pressure being...

UK & World News: No plot to oust PM, says Miliband

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Cabinet minister Ed Miliband has denied reports that senior Labour figures are plotting to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Defeat in Scotland bodes ill for Brown

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

In one of its worst electoral setbacks in years, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labor Party suffered a huge defeat in a Scottish by-election whose result was announced Friday, raising new questions about Brown's ability to hold the job he has had for barely 12 months.

Labor Party’s Defeat in Scotland Is Blow to Brown

OTB News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The surprising loss in a by-election raised questions about Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s future.

Bitter blow for UK’s Brown in local election loss

OTB News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Britain’s ruling Labour Party lost one of its safest parliamentary seats on Friday, deepening doubts in its own ranks about Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s ability to win the next election.

Cyprus ruckus

Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

"Cyprus ruckus Saturday, July 26, 2008 At a time when Cyprus needs objectivity and space for a solution "by Cypriots, for Cypriots," a phrase coined last month by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, instead we're force-fed more biased commentary and tired rhetoric from Bruce Fein, a resident scholar with the Turkish Coalition of America ("Needing an excuse for success," Commentary, Tuesday). Enough...

Gordon Brown In Trouble

The Moderate Voice (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Following up on my earlier post on the Labour party loss in Scotland, party leaders and now turning an eye on Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Some want him out right now while others are giving him a couple months to get back on track. Dumping Brown would be a mixed bag for the Labour party with hopes that it would improve their position standing up against polls showing they could face a backlash ....

No plot to oust PM, says Miliband

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Cabinet minister Ed Miliband has denied reports that senior Labour figures are plotting to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

A tale of two coups

Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

There are two coups in the air - one in Australia, and one in the United Kingdom. Let us take the UK one first. As Labour MPs face decimation, Gordon Brown’s position is perilous. He may become the first UK Prime Minister since Neville Chamberlain to never face a general election. The Telegraph reports: Gordon Brown is being [...]

Cameron challenges Brown after SNP poll victory

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

CONSERVATIVE LEADER David Cameron challenged prime minister Gordon Brown to call a general election yesterday after the SNP's sensational win over Labour in the Glasgow East byelection, writes .

Andrew Grice: Brown will not go quietly, but the air is thick with plots of regicide

The Independent (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

As the voters of Glasgow East delivered their damning verdict on Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister took his wife, Sarah, to watch the Royal Shakespeare Company perform Hamlet in Stratford-upon-Avon. The timing was unfortunate. Yesterday, the air was thick with rumours of backbench and cabinet-level plots of regicide, as what some have called the "Shakespearean tragedy" of his political career took...

Columns: Challenge to Brown only a matter of time

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

THE mantle of prime minister must be laying heavily across Gordon Brown’s shoulders at the moment. Labour’s Glasgow by-election disaster has seen his leadership come under scrutiny yet again, and this time it is one of the party faithful who has publicly called it into question.

Obama to meet Brown on UK visit

BBC News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

White House hopeful Barack Obama is to hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown after flying into London.

Obama to meet UK PM on London visit

BBC News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

White House hopeful Barack Obama is to hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown after flying into London.