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Gordon Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader'
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem May 10, 2010 11:22am |
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| Author | BBC News |
| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Monday, May 10, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gordon Brown has said he is stepping down as Labour Party leader.
Mr Brown, prime minister since 2007, said he wanted a successor to be in place by the time of the party's conference in September.
Mr Brown announced his intention to quit in a statement in Downing St in which he also said his party was to start formal talks with the Lib Dems.
The Conservatives won the most seats and most votes in the election and have been in talks with the Lib Dems.
Mr Brown said no party had won an overall majority in the UK general election and, as Labour leader, he had to accept his part in that.
He said he had no desire to stay in his position longer than was needed to form a stable government, and that he would ask the Labour Party to set in form the process of a leadership contest.
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