Britain&#39;s Brown passes first election test
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British voters handed a first electoral  victory to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday, when his  Labour Party retained two parliamentary seats in by-elections,  albeit with reduced majorities.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown arrived Sunday at a conference centre in the northwestern England where he was to be confirmed the governing Labour Party&#39;s new leader.
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Â· Brown returns as polls show Labour's lead downÂ· Hague defends Cameron and points to left policies
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will seek to firm up his European credentials on Thursday by paying a symbolic first visit to European Union headquarters, more than seven months after taking office.
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on  Wednesday, becoming Britain&#39;s 52nd prime minister at the head  of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and  in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive  term.
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Gordon Brown is beginning his first full day in office with an overhaul of all the major Cabinet posts.
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Gordon Brown on Sunday vowed to learn the lessons of Tony Blair&#39;s &quot;divisive&quot; decision to go to war in Iraq, as he was finally confirmed leader of the Labour Party.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown ends his agonizing 13-year wait to head the country's ruling Labour Party on Sunday, finally taking over from its most successful leader, Tony Blair.
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Gordon Brown doesn't do charisma. In contrast to Tony Blair, the new British leader has offered no emotive sound bites, no promises of tough new laws and no talk of a "war on terror" since the failed attacks in London and Glasgow.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Friday to shake off accusations that he is lukewarm on Europe, during his first EU summit in Brussels.
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Gordon Brown is to be confirmed as the new leader of the UK's ruling Labour Party.
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By Adrian CroftMANCHESTER - 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 ...Comment
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday to become Britain's 52nd prime minister, charged with healing wounds over Iraq and restoring public faith in a Labour government in order to win a fourth consecutive term.
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Europe&#39;s first train operated on environmentally friendly bio-fuel went into service Thursday with prime minister-designate Gordon Brown travelling on its maiden journey.
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Gordon Brown opened today what could be the final chapter of his campaign to replace Tony Blair as BritainÂs Prime Minister.
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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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Gordon Brown finally succeeds Tony Blair.