Blair to back 'optimistic' Brown
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Tony Blair is set to back Gordon Brown's  pre-Budget report, amid concern over some of its forecasts.
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Britain could hold a referendum on a new European Union treaty if needed, future prime minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday, fuelling reports of tension with current premier Tony Blair before a crunch EU summit.
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Gordon Brown's talks with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia were very positive, British officials say.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference yesterday, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.
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Finance minister Gordon Brown staked   his claim on Monday to be Britain's next prime minister with a   speech that eased some doubts about his ability to unite his   beleaguered party and succeed Tony Blair.
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BRIGHTON: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown challenged Britain's governing Labour Party yesterday to forge a "progressive consensus" that would guarantee prosperity at home and give a beacon of ...
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The The government will back any potential bid by the English Football Association to host the 2018 World Cup, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is to say in a speech.
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Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday and promised changes after a decade of Labour Party rule marred by a lack of trust in the government since the Iraq war.
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British Chancellor Gordon Brown has denied he was overly optimistic about the state of the British economy in Thursday&#39;s pre-budget report.
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Britain is getting a new prime minister: Gordon Brown, a taciturn economist who has vowed to re-evaluate the country's policy in Iraq and tackle extremism with a lighter touch. And polls show &#151; however unexpectedly &#151; that the Labour Party is already benefiting from a "Brown bounce."
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair   faced a key test of his ability to hang on to power on Sunday   as finance minister Gordon Brown sought to allay doubts about   his suitability to take over from Blair.
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BRIGHTON, England  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair won the backing of his Labour party Thursday to keep British troops in Iraq, avoiding a humiliating defeat that would have undermined his leadership.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to  make a statement on his future between 1300 and 1400 GMT on  Thursday, his spokesman said.
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Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as  Britain&#39;s prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting  and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore  trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair voiced hope the United States will back a climate change agreement at next month&#39;s G8 summit, despite doubts from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Gordon Brown is set to back greater stop-and-search powers in his Labour conference speech
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is backing a fresh diplomatic drive aimed at ending the crisis in Kenya.