Brown takes over as Britain's prime minister
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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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Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, arrived in Iraq on Monday for a fact-finding visit as he weighs Britain's future involvement in a four-year-old war that has angered voters and led to calls for a speedy pullout.
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Britain enters a new political era on Wednesday when Tony Blair steps down after a decade and Gordon Brown takes over as prime minister knowing he must heal wounds in the country caused by the Iraq war.
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as British prime minister on Wednesday, inheriting a Labour government trailing in many polls because of Iraq and needing to win back voters if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.
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Gordon Brown passed his first electoral test as prime minister on Friday, with the Labour Party holding on to two parliamentary seats in by-elections.
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Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown was confirmed as Britain&#39;s new prime minister after a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, officials said Wednesday.
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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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LONDON -- Tony Blair ended his decade as Britain's engaging but increasingly beleaguered prime minister yesterday in an emotional farewell to the House of Commons that ended with the installation of Gordon Brown as the new head of government.
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London (IANS) British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved quickly to fill the political vacuum created by David Blunkett s resignation as home secretary, appointing Education Secretary Charles Clarke in his place.
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Britain's new prime minister, Gordon Brown, appointed a trusted ally as finance minister on Thursday and promoted a rising star to the key post of foreign minister in a wide-ranging government shakeup.
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Gordon Brown, the heir-apparent, gave his first television interview since Tony Blair pledged to leave office.
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Tony Blair personally takes the reins of the UK effort to help tsunami-stricken countries.
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New UK PM Gordon Brown is to begin his first full day in office with an overhaul of all major Cabinet posts.
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Gordon Brown is creating a panel of business leaders to advise him directly as Prime Minister, the BBC learns.
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Treasury chief Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as leader of the governing Labour Party on Sunday.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed a business leader, an eminent surgeon and a former head of the Royal Navy to junior posts on Friday, part of his push to build a government "of all the talents".