Brown fails to quash election rumours
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown refused Sunday to quash intense speculation that he could soon call a general election, saying he was simply &quot;getting on with the job&quot;.
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Buckingham Palace refuses to confirm a report that a Royal Family member was the subject of a blackmail bid.
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Gordon Brown&#39;s closest ally  heightened speculation on Wednesday over when the British prime  minister might call an election as a new poll gave the ruling  Labour Party a commanding lead.
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Claims Gordon Brown pushed through an honour nomination for a friend are denied.
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Gordon Brown today refused to rule out calling a snap general election as new polls showed Labour maintaining its lead over the Tories.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to give a clear indication of support for finance minister Gordon Brown as his successor, despite repeated questions on the subject.
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Gordon Brown, who wants to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, has sought to dispel doubts he is fit for Britain's top job and welcomed a challenge to face Labour Party rivals for the leadership.
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Speculation grows over a possible autumn election, amid suggestions Gordon Brown will decide this weekend.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: By refusing to hold a vote on EU reform Brown is joining a flight from faith in popular will.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England, Sept. 24 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered an hour-long nationally televised speech Monday on issues from maternity leave to Darfur, but his policy proposals were largely overshadowed by speculation about whether he will call a snap general election in the coming weeks.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown warned of the threat of a back-door Conservative victory at the forthcoming general election if Labour fails to get out its vote.
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Gordon Brown is accused of running scared over a diary clash that will mean he misses the EU treaty's official signing.
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Unions say they avoided a showdown with Gordon Brown as they did not want to ruin his first conference as leader.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised a new drive to transform the health service and schools on Monday, but again failed to stamp out speculation he may call an early general election.
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Reports that UK Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to call a general election in February are ``speculation,&#39;&#39; a UK government spokesman said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing a new claim that he agreed to resign before the end of his second term to make way for Treasury chief Gordon Brown, but then decided to stay on. He denies it.
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Prime minister refuses to be drawn on speculation about an autumn poll.