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« on: October 16, 2008, 04:13:25 PM »
(reported today on Reuters)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown brushed aside suggestions on Thursday that the popularity boost he has gained from his handling of the financial crisis might tempt him to call a snap general election.

"I'm getting on with the job of trying to take us through these difficult times and that's the only thing that's in my mind. It's got my undivided attention and the whole attention of the government," Brown told a news conference after a European Union summit when asked if he was tempted to go to the polls.

Brown has won acclaim abroad and a lift to his battered popularity at home for his sweeping plans to combat the global credit crunch that brought the banking system to the verge of collapse.

Brown, who succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister in June last year after 10 years as chancellor, has endured a difficult few months since he appeared to back away from calling an early election last year.

His initial popularity soon faded as the economic outlook darkened, with voters feeling the pinch from rising food and energy prices and falling house prices.

The opposition Conservatives opened a 20-point lead, prompting calls from within his Labour Party for a leadership challenge. But Brown's performance in tackling the financial crisis has silenced such talk and halved the Conservative lead.

However, the Conservatives remain on course to win the next general election which Brown must call by mid-2010.
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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2008, 09:30:31 PM »
Quote from: Harry Hayfield on October 16, 2008, 04:13:25 PM
...But Brown's performance in tackling the financial crisis has silenced such talk and halved the Conservative lead....

Interesting development. Brown would still lose though if they called one right now.
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 09:54:10 PM »
OOOH! What an interesting idea.
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 05:04:51 AM »
It's just mindless speculation. Some journalists speculate for the sake of speculation. Especially after lunch.
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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 12:27:29 PM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on October 17, 2008, 05:04:51 AM
It's just mindless speculation. Some journalists speculate for the sake of speculation. Especially after lunch.

Straight from Alan Fridge and his mate Simon Chablis.
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2008, 04:19:55 PM »
If Brown can win an election for Labour...
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