Britain's Brown makes no mention of early vote
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has delivered his first speech as leader to the ruling Labour Party's annual conference, three months after taking office. In his remarks, Brown pledged to set Britain on a new path to meet its people's rising aspirations and give them the skills to compete in a globalized world. Speculation had been rife that Brown could use the speech to announce an early election, but he made no mention of a vote. Instead, Brown took a tough stance against Islamist militants, and said London would hold fast to its partnership with its "closest ally" Washington.
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Britain&#39;s Europe minister said on Sunday that future prime minister Gordon Brown had not ruled out holding a referendum if an EU treaty agreed later this week included significant changes, in a move seen by some as a threat to block any major treaty.
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The leader of Britain's main opposition party rejected suggestions of racism as he unveiled a tough crackdown on immigration as one of his key platforms for the looming general election.
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'Government has not made decision' - oh really? Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists that the UK government has not made up its mind yet on a new generation of nuclear power stations, but that the decision will be announced on Thursday. However, it is now more or less certain that Brown intends to permit atomic energy to continue in Britain.â¦
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Straight answers not compulsory either For the third time in four days, Gordon Brown has sown doubts about the future of compulsory ID cards for UK citizens. Speaking at prime minister's question time today, Brown confirmed that it was "policy" for ID cards to become compulsory, but added the rider that this was subject to a vote in parliament.â¦
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's absence from the main EU treaty signing ceremony drew brickbats from both pro- and anti-European British media Friday, which described it as "embarrassing" and "cack-handed".
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The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not "cut and run" from Iraq following that country's election this month, denying reports that London is pushing Washington to set a timetable for withdrawing coalition troops.
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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 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 rejects calls from two trade unions for a referendum on the new European Union treaty.
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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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A row over Gordon Brown's late arrival for an EU treaty signing  is a "fuss over nothing," says No 10.
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The BBC refuses to comment on reports that Blue Peter's cat was not given the name chosen for it in an online poll.
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Comment is free: Michael White: Just because the Sun predicts that Gordon Brown will call an election next May or June does not mean it will not happen.
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Conservative Party leader David Cameron has called on incoming prime minister Gordon Brown to call a general election immediately, insisting the new leader of the Labour Party had no mandate to govern.
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GORDON BROWN will insist this week that he will meet his fiscal rules without extra taxes or spending cuts. In a pre-budget report on Thursday that will focus on the long-term challenges for the UK economy
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Gordon Brown is set to be pressed on plans for a snap election during his second prime ministerial news conference.