Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown Insists British Troops in Afghanistan Have Enough Helicopters
PM denies he has failed to prepare the country for the recent spate of British military casualties

Gordon Brown Says Extra Troops Will Need to Stay in Afghanistan
Hundreds more UK soldiers needed to train Afghan army and police, PM claims

Gordon Brown Issues Demand for More Afghan Troops in Helmand Province
Sharp rise in British fatalities prompts talks with Hamid Karzai over territorial gains made in critical region

Gordon Brown Set to Reinforce Troops in Afghanistan
Thousands more troops could be sent to Afghanistan within months under emergency review carried out by MoD

Gordon Brown in His Element at G8 Summit As Tories Face the Heat
PM heads home on a high note but aid agencies cast doubt on progress made in L'Aquila

Silvio Berlusconi and Gordon Brown: the Italian Job
Simon Hoggart: At Westminster Harman was exchanging with William Hague the same ludicrous figures that Brown and Cameron swapped a week ago

Simon Hoggart's Week: Gordon Brown and Other Planets
Simon Hoggart: A labor MP told me No 10 has become bunker, with PM in complete denial of outside world

Public Grilling for Gordon Brown and Tony Blair in Iraq Inquiry
Chairman of the independent inquiry rules that witnesses will give evidence in public

Gordon Brown Ready to Announce Iraq War Inquiry
Investigation is expected to be based on model of secret meetings held to determine causes of Falklands war

Lords to Rule on Control Orders As Man Appeals to Gordon Brown for His Release
Mahmoud Abu Rideh, was placed under a control order in 2005 after being held without trial in Belmarsh and Broadmoor for three years

Gordon Brown Lives to Limp On, But No One Pretends the Threat is Gone
Jonathan Freedland: The plot to replace Brown lacked two essentials: an alternative candidate and an alternative program

Bad Results for Gordon Brown – But Also for Left Across Eu
Michael White: Are the EU election results awful enough to finish off the tortured nail-biter? Hard to say – probably not

Brown's Dark Drama Masks Rays of Light
Heather Stewart: It's a bitter irony that in handling the crisis Brown's policies appear to be bearing fruit

Prince Charles and Gordon Brown Remember D-day in France
Prince and prime minister join US and French presidents to pay respects on 65th anniversary

Gordon Brown Chaos Theory: We Might Not Win the Election
Simon Hoggart: The prime minister came up with a new constitutional principle: he can't hold an election because the wrong side might win

Gordon Brown Says Sorry As Poll Shows Mps' Expenses Backlash
Labour suffers political damage as poll shows support has fallen in wake of scandals

Gordon Brown is Rightly Focused on the Recession, Not His Cleaner
Peter Mandelson: The PM will not be deflected from the most crucial issue for British people

Gordon Brown Feels the Dread Hand of Sympathy
Ian Jack: Like that other failed leader, Anthony Eden, the PM is being regarded with 'thoughtful eyes'

Bully for Poor Gordon Brown
The Tories have seized happily on reports of Gordon Brown's temper tantrums at Number Ten

Few Options for Gordon Brown As Authority Wanes
Michael White: No obvious alternative exists who could be installed without bloodshed worthy of the Gurkhas

Gordon Brown Redefines British Goals in Afghanistan
Objective is no longer to create a western-style democracy but to help set up a functioning state, PM says

Gordon Brown's Waking Nightmare
Simon Hoggart: We know the PM thinks he has saved the world, but does it require so much legwork?

Polish Pm Snubs Gordon Brown Over Economy
Donald Tusk says his country would not follow UK's plans for tackling the economic downturn

Gordon Brown Plays Down Pakistan 'snub'
Pakistan appeals to Brown not to deport students arrested on suspicion of terrorism but later released without charge

Gordon Brown Unveils New Plan to Target 'crucible of Terrorism'
British PM announces switch in strategy to send more troops and aid to Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, which fosters two-thirds of terror threats faced by UK

Gordon Brown Steps in As Agency Fails to Tackle Organised Crime Gangs
Brown orders review of Serious Organized Crime Agency amid concern that many criminals are escaping justice

Gordon Brown in Full Retreat Over Mps' Expenses
Ministers seek deal after accepting proposed flat-rate attendance allowance would be defeated in a vote

Gordon Brown Praises 'magnificent' Liverpool Supporters on Eve of Hillsborough Anniversary
Gordon Brown has shared his memories of the Hillsborough disaster on the eve of its 20th anniversary

Gordon Brown to Send 1,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
Mini-surge to improve security ahead of Afghan elections in August

Gordon Brown - More Piggy in the Middle Than Global Giant
Andrew Rawnsley: The prime minister will have to apply every ounce of psychological pressure at the G20 summit

Gordon Brown: A Statesman Abroad, Under Fire Back Home
The prime minister's global tour has not been the triumphant prelude to the G20 meeting, which many thought it would be

We Must Clean Up Banking System, Gordon Brown Tells Us Financiers
On the second day of five-day tour ahead of the G20 summit, prime minister denies lack of consensus over dealing with the global financial crisis

Gordon Brown Embarks on Five Day World Tour - and Hopes for a Shift in Fortune
Critics sharpen their knives as Brown jets off in the midst of economic woe

Gordon Brown's G20 Doomed to Fail, Says Stephen Byers
Former cabinet minister claims summit agenda is too ambitious and also calls for withdrawal of VAT cut

Brown Plans Global Scrutiny of Tax Havens
Prime minister to discuss proposals for a multilateral exchange of information on 'offshore' accounts

Brown Backs New Franco-german Plan to Curb City Excesses
PM cedes limited authority over the City of London to the European Central Bank for the first time

Brown to Take Part in D-day Events in U-turn Over Anniversary
Prime minister announces Westminster Abbey service to mark 65 years since Normandy landings

Gordon Brown's Plan for Recovery Rejected By Germany
Angela Merkel opens new rift with Britain and US ahead of the G20 summit by rejecting extra fiscal stimulus packages

Gordon Brown Makes New Appeal to Iran Over Nuclear Programme
PM urges Tehran to take advantage of the international community's willingness to negotiate

Gordon Brown's Mark Antony Works the Congress Crowd
The prime minister, who has all the oratorical tricks up his sleeve, lavishly laid on the rhetorical unction in his speech to US politicians

Gordon Brown to Urge Barack Obama to Back Global Financial Reform Plans
Prime minister wants president's support for the British-devised agenda for an international grand bargain to be outlined at next month's G20 summit in London

Gordon Brown to Address Both Houses of Us Congress
Invitation means Brown will become only fifth British PM to deliver speech to joint sitting of US legislature

Gordon Brown 'invites Pope to Visit Britain'
Trip would be first by Catholic leader since 1982

A Tipsy Finance Minister Saves Gb From the A-word
Michael White: Brown survives another monthly press conference after Japanese journalists launch diversion

A Sweet Moment With an Old Girlfriend
Simon Hoggart: Could Gordon Brown ever admit that he was wrong? It seems unlikely

Gordon Brown Holds Talks With Chinese Premier
British PM meets Wen Jiabao at Downing Street to try to establish a common position for dealing with the world economic crisis

Mystery of the Laughing Pm
Simon Hoggart: Is Gordon Brown really in denial about the depths of our problems or does he have to pretend to be in denial

Yes It's Bad, But at Long Last the Government is Getting It Right
Will Hutton: Powerful steps have been taken to revive the economy. Now Gordon Brown must ensure the City loses its power to harm us

Another Fine Mess - or Some Terrible Dream?
Simon Hoggart: Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are beginning to look more like Laurel and Hardy every day

Gordon Brown and Angela Merkel Present United Front on Global Downturn
British PM and German chancellor appear to have set aside differences, stressing need for close co-operation and international consensus to tackle the economic crisis

Three Little Words That the Prime Minister Can Never Say
Andrew Rawnsley: The true answer to how this crisis will unfold is: 'We don't know.' But Gordon Brown would get no credit for admitting that

EU Admits Failures As International Pressure Grows for Ceasefire
Gordon Brown calls for immediate ceasefire as EU delegation prepares to meet Mahmoud Abbas

Gordon Brown ... on the World
Gaby Hinsliff asks the prime minister about Israel and British involvement in Afghanistan

Next Year, Gordon Brown Will Be on Another Planet
Andrew Rawnsley: I foresee a busy time ahead for all our political leaders. Especially the prime minister who, of course, will be saving the universe

Gordon Brown Saved Himself. Now He Has to Save His Party
Andrew Rawnsley: The breathtaking reversal in the prime minister's fortunes has astonished his party and disoriented his opponents

Simon Hoggart's Week: May Your Baubles Hang Better
The Tories have started talking about 'Italian' levels of this or that, as a way of illustrating how low Gordon Brown has brought us

Conservatives and Lib Dems Add to Pressure for Timetable
Opposition front benchers to push Gordon Brown for announcement on long-promised inquiry into Iraq war

Brown's Got Plenty of Sole
Simon Hoggart: The prime minister was back, paying one of his fleeting visits to the UK, and it was shoe-throwing time

Brown Urges Israel to Stop Settlers Blocking Peace
Prime minister's remarks come as his Palestinian counterpart protests at 'critical' lack of debate

Israeli Settlements Are Blockage to Middle East Peace, Says Gordon Brown
Prime minister says he has consistently called for settlements to be dismantled

Gordon Brown Welcomes Palestinian Investment Conference
Flourishing economy is key to success of peace process, says PM

Brown Tells of Horror at Killing of Four Soldiers
Visiting Afghanistan's front line, the Prime Minister declared his 'disgust' at ambush involving 13-year-old bomber

Brown Horror After Four Marines Killed in Afghanistan Ambush
Prime minister arrives in Afghanistan hours after deaths of four British soldiers

British Ambassador Protests Over German Remarks
Response follows finance minister Peer Steinbrück's criticism of Gordon Brown's proposed VAT cut

Brown All Talk and No Action on Congo, Say Critics
Britain criticized over role in opposing the deployment of European force to protect civilians

How Purple Became the New Colour of Politics
Zoe Williams: Purple has become the go-to colour for political gravitas. By which I mean, Gordon Brown is wearing it, on his ties

Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Emergency
Gordon Brown says outbreak shows a failed state with a government unable to protect its citizens from disease

Deja Vu All Over Again As Gordon Dances on and on
Simon Hoggart: Some might have thought that Gordon Brown could be about to take a hint from John Sergeant's shock decision

New Research Tells Us We Judge People on Their Looks. Watch Out for Father Christmas and Gordon Brown
Michele Hanson: How else could Brown possibly look? He's overworked and he's exhausted and he hasn't had time to trim his eyebrows

Tory Jeers Fall on Deaf Ears
Simon Hoggart: David Cameron's promise to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Gordon Brown didn't last long

Taxing Times With Crazee Dave and Gaga Gordon
Simon Hoggart: Gordon Brown gave a press conference yesterday to explain his plans for rescuing the economy. These involve spending more money, while at the same time cutting taxes.

Gobbledegook and Banker-speak: the Reid Plan
Michael White: First speech since the former home secretary-turned-Celtic Football Club chairman declined to serve under Gordon Brown

This Week, Our Leaders Have a Chance to Make the World Anew
Will Hutton: More than 60 years ago in New Hampshire, the world's economies were recast. Now, as they lie in ruin, Gordon Brown must inspire those meeting for Bretton Woods II

Mandelson Praises Pm's £1bn Trade Role
Business secretary says Gordon Brown's diplomacy acts as important 'agent for change'

Brown Confident of Middle East Cash for Bail-out Fund
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to lend support, says PM, but Kuwait still to decide

PM Talks to Reformed Al-qaida Pair
Gordon Brown meets two former Guantánamo Bay inmates at Saudi center for deradicalisation

Gordon Brown Urges Banks to Keep Lending
PM says it is up to banks to honor their commitments

Mandy Lords It Over Mps With Irony By the Handful
Simon Hoggart: He left off being wonderful about the committee to be wonderful about Gordon Brown

Standing Shoulder to Shoulder
When the signs of recovery come, will Gordon Brown make way for a novice?

Gordon Brown Announces Financial Summit for World Leaders
Meeting may include new president-elect of US and will take place before end of year, PM says

Sketch: Anglo-saxon Villain Turns European Visionary
Gordon Brown's popularity in Europe has rocketed since his plan to save the banking systems

Brown Gets Room to Breathe, Not to Boast
Gordon Brown is now acknowledged in unlikely places as savior of the world's financial system

Why the Crisis Puts a Spring in the Prime Minister's Step
Andrew Rawnsley: A re-energized Gordon Brown has been given a second chance to persuade the voters to respect him and listen to him

What Really Drove Gordon and Peter Back Together Again
Andrew Rawnsley: This is surely the wildest plot twist in the already convoluted history of New labor

Gordon Brown Calls for End to 'age of Irresponsibility' in Un Speech
PM calls for new systems of international regulation of global financial players

Gordon Brown Appeals to Un for Financial Regulation Body
Gordon Brown's UN speech calls on world leaders to back his proposal for an international financial body to regulate chaotic markets

Gordon Brown Urges Un Against Indifference Towards Africa
British PM tells summit on Millennium Development Goals that indifference could leave millions in poverty for another 100 years

Gordon Brown Plans Financial Crisis Talks With George Bush
After publicly backing the Wall Street bail-out, Gordon Brown is scheduled to fly to Washington for crisis talks with George Bush

We Must Act, Pm Urges
Gordon Brown blasts developed world's 'shaming indifference' to African poverty at UN assembly

PM Meets Bush for Financial Crisis Talks
Gordon Brown continues bid to be rock of economic stability with summit meeting in Washington

The Bounce, the Bickering, and Another Brief Respite for Brown
Michael White: Gordon Brown backs the Bush administration's $700bn (£380bn) financial bailout

We Need International Regulation to Protect Global Economy, Brown Tells World Leaders
Gordon Brown uses New York meeting to promote his plan for installing international regulator to survey world markets

Putting the Family First
Simon Hoggart: Gordon Brown appeared on the labor stage and favored Ruth Kelly with a manly shoulder clasp

Red Gordon. The Leader the Party Had Dreamed of
Brown promises 'new settlement for new times' in turnaround speech

Gordon's Grin: New But Not Improved
Simon Hoggart: Poised, relaxed and good-looking, Sarah Brown was everything her husband isn't

Destiny Calls, But Will Alan and David Seize the Moment?
Andrew Rawnsley: A desperate labor conference will be yearning to see if there's anyone who offers a credible alternative to Gordon Brown

Triumphantly Surveying the Wreckage
Simon Hoggart: I fear that the passing of Gordon Brown will take an unconscionable time

Tory Outrage at Off-message Blog
William Hague, shadow foreign secretary, demands explanation from Gordon Brown

Brown Sends Miliband to Georgia After Cameron's Surprise Visit
Foreign secretary to travel to Georgia after David Cameron's visit to meet the country's president

History Does Not Always Favour a Hero
Michael White: Does Gordon Brown's decision to meet the Dalai Lama tomorrow fit into the sensible or the supine category?

If the Boffins Can't Tame the Market, What Hope is There for the Rest of Us?
Heather Stewart: Perhaps Gordon Brown give some serious thought about the limitations of the free market

British Gas Adds Fuel to Windfall Tax Debate
Larry Elliot: Making energy companies foot the bill for the pain they are causing could seem tempting to Gordon Brown

When Gordon's Luck Ran Out
Bryan Gould: Brown's reputation as a good chancellor and a PM-in-waiting may be the result of good fortune and complacent media

The Earth Has Moved Under an Imperilled Gordon Brown
Andrew Rawnsley: After the catastrophic byelection defeat in Glasgow East, no Labour MP can feel entirely safe from the electoral scythe

Glasgow East: It Doesn't Get Worse Than This
Martin Kettle:Everything that could go wrong for labor did go wrong. Here are last night's 10 terrible messages for Gordon Brown

Brown Indicates End is in Sight for Britain's Occupation Role in Iraq
PM not clear on whether Britain seeks permanent base and how many soldiers will stay behind

Gordon Brown Outlines Smooth Troop Withdrawal to Focus on Afghanistan
Prime minister's Commons statement shows government is finally listening to its military planners

Even Dead Cats Bounce Once
Martin Kettle: Gordon Brown's camp should not presume that today's opinion poll means that they may have weathered the worst

A Missed Opportunity at the Knesset
Jonathan Steele: The slip in Gordon Brown's speech in Israel about Iran's nuclear 'weapons' program was symptomatic of a misjudged message

Gordon Brown Promises Backing for Israel in Face of Iran Nuclear Threat
Gordon Brown recalls the Holocaust and makes a blunt warning to Iran in the first speech by a British prime minister to the knesset

Brown Sets Out Plan for Uk Pull-out From Iraq
Prime Minister declares aim to hand Basra over to local military forces as early as next year

Gordon Brown Hints at Troop Withdrawal During Trip to Iraq
Prime minister praises progress made in Basra but refuses to set fixed timetable for bringing troops home

Don't Blame Alistair Darling. He's Just the Brush and Bucket
Andrew Rawnsley: The surge in government debt and the breaking of its own fiscal rules is bound to further diminish Gordon Brown's reputation

Gordon Brown Visits Iraq for Military Talks
Prime minister makes surprise visit to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders and US commander ahead of Commons briefing on troop withdrawal

It Must Be Up to Africa
Peter Preston: For all Gordon Brown's fine diplomatic froth, he is a peripheral figure in the future of Zimbabwe

Gordon's Going to Take Us Through These Difficulties: He's Got a 'plan'
William Keegan: So is Gordon Brown going to stay the course? Declarations of intent have come from the horse's mouth: 'I'm going to take the economy through these difficulties'

G8 Backs 'make-or-break' Global Trade Deal to Ease Flagging Economies
Gordon Brown and Brazilian president urge breakthrough at WTO talks next month to boost worldwide economic slump

UN to Push for Ban on Arms Sales to Zimbabwe
An arms embargo will be part of new sanctions the UN will seek to impose on Zimbabwe this week to increase pressure on the Mugabe regime, Gordon Brown said today

First-timer Wins Moral Victory on the Mountain
Gordon Brown emerged from the G8 summit with his reputation on the international stage enhanced

PM Hopes for Last-minute Deal
Gordon Brown stresses the need to boost the flagging global economy by opening up markets

Gordon Brown Escapes Domestic Gloom to Find Respite on World Stage
Prime minister enhanced international reputation with key roles on aid to Africa and Zimbabwe, despite pariah status back home

Brown to Hold Nigerian Oil Summit
Oil production collapses in Nigeria amid escalating violence against Western oil interests and workers

Could a Glasgow Kiss Prove Fatal for Gordon Brown?
Andrew Rawnsley: With two traumatic failures behind him, a labor victory in the Scottish by election is absolutely crucial for the Prime Minister

Gordon Brown: West Must Not Give Up on Aid and Climate Change
World is suffering triple challenge of higher fuel prices, higher food prices and a credit crunch says PM

Gordon is Keeping a Close Eye on His Independent Governor
William Keegan: Already there have been prime ministerial hints that the interest rate should be lowered

Brown Shoulders the Blame
Larry Elliott: The government has pursued policies which make the UK more vulnerable to the coming economic storm. Now it's being punished

Will Gordon Brown Pay the Price for Our Rising Cost of Living?
Phillip Inman: Confidence in official inflation figures is falling, as well-insulated politicians warn of lower incomes

Demand, Not Speculation, at Heart of Oil Shock, Says Brown
PM insists that demand from the developing world rather than speculative pressures is driving up oil prices

Brown Clashes With Oil Nations Over Causes of Price Surge
Gordon Brown clashes

Brown to Call for Deal to Stop Surge in Oil Prices at Saudi Summit
Gordon Brown will today put forward emergency and long-term packages to halt the rocketing rise in oil prices, warning the world is locked in "a zero sum game" in which neither oil producers nor consumers benefit

Oil Producers May Cut Production, Libya Warns
As Gordon Brown flies to Saudi Arabia to call for rise in oil production, Libya's oil chief says some countries may do the opposite

Opec Leader Fans Flames of Jeddah Showdown
Chakib Khelil brands Gordon Brown 'irrational' and blames political tension for rising cost of oil

Sorry, Mr Brown, But 10 and 10 Don't Always Add Up to 20
Julian Glover: Perhaps more than any other, our prime minister is mesmerized by polls. If only he understood what they were telling him

A Year In, It's Clear: We Got Brown Wrong. He is Simply Not Up to the Job
Jonathan Freedland: Tragically, the prime minister has been held back by his lack of the quality that most fascinates him - courage

Sanctions Pledge Wrongfoots Eu
The timing of Gordon Brown's announcement of new sanctions against Iran surprises some officials

Brown Voices Concern Over Record Oil Prices
The oil price spiralled to an all-time high today of almost $140 a barrel, leading Gordon Brown to declare it was 'the most worrying situation in the world'.

Brown Denounces 'criminal' Zimbabwe Leadership
Prime minister calls on Mugabe to accept international observers for presidential run-off vote

Brown to Attend Summit in Jeddah on Soaring Oil Costs
PM to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on how fuel prices can be contained and long-term oil capacity increased

Trashing Gordon
Jackie Ashley: The PM's record was picked apart on TV last night – and cabinet members were only too happy to join in

A Wave Of Political Disaster For Gordon Brown
Article on the problems of the Labor Party and Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the United Kingdom.

Gordon Brown Little Knew How Tough It Would Be at the Top
Andrew Rawnsley: In his first year as PM, he has found it a much bigger challenge than he imagined

PM Finds Insecurity on Every Corner
Michael White: Labour MPs returned to Westminster still puzzled about the reasoning behind Gordon Brown's digging his heels in over the 42-day pre-charge detention issue

Gordon Brown's Best - and Only - Bet Now is to Be Bold
Andrew Rawnsley: The Prime Minister should concentrate on fighting for what he believes in

Run-Of-The-Mill Guff-spouter; and Gordon Brown
guardian.co.uk's tea-time take on the world of football

A Radioactive Gordon Brown is Reaching the Critical Point
Andrew Rawnsley: The Prime Minister is under threat as a growing number of his most senior colleagues despair of his ability to turn things around

Brown Meets Dalai Lama for 'warm' Talks
PM's office follows up meeting at Lambeth Palace with broad statement calling for Tibet-China reconciliation

Just When He Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse ...
Jonathan Freedland: For the second time in three weeks, Gordon Brown will this weekend survey a landscape strewn with wreckage

History Does Not Always Favour a Hero
Michael White: Does Gordon Brown's decision to meet the Dalai Lama tomorrow fit into the sensible or the supine category?

Brown's White Heat
Leader: If Gordon Brown is looking for a big idea that would appeal to everyone, he should embrace new technology wholeheartedly

Brown Hints at Aid Drops for Burma
As millions face starvation and a cholera threat, the Prime Minister says he will rule nothing out

Brown Condemns 'inhuman' Burma Leaders Over Aid
PM issues Britain's strongest criticism of Burma's military rulers yet for blocking distribution of relief to cyclone survivors

Brown Leads Tributes to Jk Galbraith
The British chancellor, Gordon Brown, paid tribute yesterday to John Kenneth Galbraith, the influential economist and author of the bestseller The Affluent Society, who died at the weekend aged 97 from complications sustained from pneumonia.

Goodbye, Good Times. Now Labour Has to Show Just Whose Side It is on
Polly Toynbee: Faced with an economic downturn, Gordon Brown must spread the pain fairly - not carry on squeezing the low-paid

Waiting for the Future
Leader: Less than a year into his job, Gordon Brown is already on to his second draft legislative program

EC Reprimands Brown Over Uk Deficit
Gordon Brown was today reprimanded by the European commission for breaching the EU's stability and growth pact, delivering a blow to his reputation for economic probity.

Alexander Would Try the Patience of a Saint, Let Alone Gordon Brown
Ruaridh Nicoll: No one expected Wendy Alexander's gamble when Labour is at its weakest

Gordon Brown's Reputation Has Collapsed on Every Front
Andrew Rawnsley: The strong message from voters is that they are utterly alienated from a Prime Minister they regard as weak and out of ideas

PM Will Call on Firms to Help Africa
Gordon Brown to ask business to accelerate progress in meeting the millennium development goals of reducing world poverty

David Cameron's Success Brings His Biggest Challenge
Andrew Rawnsley: The voters have delivered a savage verdict on Gordon Brown, but the Tories will now be exposed to more searching scrutiny

I'm Game for Grand Theft Auto. You Should Be Too
Catherine Bennett: Those who play the video game say that it 'gets their anger out'. Perhaps Gordon Brown ought to try it

Brown's Retreat to His Tribal Comfort Zone is Suicidal
Jackie Ashley: The labor leader must acknowledge his own role in this mess

How the Great Clunking Fist Punched Himself on the Nose
Andrew Rawnsley: labor MPs have had a taste of prime ministerial blood. They now believe that Gordon Brown can be pushed into retreat

Why Pm Must Act to Avoid 2018 World Cup Calamity
An obscure tax on the endorsements of foreign athletes could ruin Gordon Brown's 'golden decade' of sport, writes Kevin Mitchell

Brown Calls for Zimbabwe Arms Embargo
Gordon Brown today called for a total arms embargo on Zimbabwe as he denounced Robert Mugabe's attempts to steal last month's presidential election

Rebels No More
Leader: At prime minister's questions, Gordon Brown no longer appeared indifferent to the working poor

The Cost of Caring
Leader: shift from political topography to the specifics of policy shows that David Cameron and Gordon Brown's thinking remains markedly different

If the Rebels Prevail, Brown Could Be Ousted in Days
Jackie Ashley: However noble the cause, labor MPs up in arms over 10p tax must ask whether they want to inflict such grave damage

So, Change Gordon Brown and All is Well? Oh, Please
Andrew Rawnsley: He's made mistakes but panicky labor MPs are deluding themselves if they think all their problems can be blamed on one man

How the Us Media Has Viewed Gordon Brown's Visit
Excerpts from US media organizations commenting on the British PM's visit to the US

Brown Stumbles As Pope Rules American Airwaves
Gordon Brown has had to compete for attention in the US media in a week dominated by the papal visit

Brown Calls for New Era of Transatlantic Co-operation
Europe and the US will face "terrifying risks"� if they fail to join forces to fight global terrorism by combating poverty and disease, Gordon Brown warned today in a major speech on foreign policy in Boston

Going Global
Leader: The America Gordon Brown visited this week is caught between the past and the future

In Praise of ... Porridge
Leader: Where Tony Blair was champagne, says one of the prime minister's critics, Gordon Brown is porridge

If It's 9am It Must Be Obama: Brown Sizes Up Britain's Next Best Friend
It was a case of Brown hedging his bets as one by one the three candidates for the White House trooped into the British embassy in Washington

Brown Holds Meetings With Us Presidential Candidates
One by one the three candidates for the White House trooped into the British embassy in Washington to meet the British PM

Brown and Bush Promote International Alliance at White House
Gordon Brown and George Bush talked up the importance of the special relationship between the UK and the US today in at a good-natured meeting at the White House that contrasted sharply with last year's frosty encounter between the two

PM's Visit to Us is Deadly Serious
Gordon Brown believes his trip to America is going very well - and this morning he met the country's next president

Brown Competes With the Pope - and the Shadow of Blair
Security council meeting is highlight of first day but PM still has much to do to make his mark in US

Brown Adopts Blair's 'bridge' Strategy in Us Relations
Gordon Brown today embraced one of Tony Blair's most controversial legacies when he cast himself as the best-placed leader to bring Europe and the US together after the bitter divisions over Iraq

Brown: I Can Bring Europe and Us Closer Together After Rift Over Iraq
PM lavishes praise on America's leaders saying he hoped to bring them closer to his European colleagues

Brown's Us Trip Overshadowed By Pope's Visit
British prime minister's three-day trip has been billed by Downing Street as one of the most important of his premiership, it is being swamped in the US by the coverage of the Pope's visit

He May Be Disappointing, But Brown Isn't a Disaster
Jackie Ashley: Ministers should make a better fist of defending the government, instead of calculating who will replace its leader

Brown Has to Regain Our Trust After the Bae Judgment
Leader: A state which threatens British lives so that it can preserve the financial affairs of its repressive monarchy should not be deemed a stalwart ally against terrorism

Tories Join Brown in Bid to Block Fraud Investigations
Conservatives back PM in seeking power to halt BAE-style corruption inquiries

British Pm to Meet With Presidential Candidates During Us Visit
The main focus of Gordon Brown's time in Washington is separate meetings planned for the same day with all three presidential candidates

Controversial Us Pollster Talks to No 10 Aides About Reviving Labour's Fortunes
Gordon Brown's close political advisers seek advice to improve Labour's falling poll ratings

Labour's Best Way to Recover Might Be for Brown to Go
Martin Kettle: We've had too much wishful thinking about the prime minister. There really is no Roosevelt or Attlee lurking within

Brown Will Miss Beijing Opening Ceremony
Downing Street confirms that Gordon Brown will attend the closing ceremony instead

Brown Decision Not to Attend Beijing Games Opener 'not a Boycott'
Downing Street confirmed that Gordon Brown will attend the closing ceremony as host instead

Watch and Learn, Mr Brown: Nerds Can Be Winners, Too
Julian Glover: Britain's embattled prime minister should take a leaf or two out of his focused and assured Australian counterpart's book

Brown Has to Get Back in Touch With Labour Values
Jackie Ashley: The Olympic torch was a great opportunity for him to stand up against a quasi-imperial power. It was completely muffed

The Uncomfortable Truth
Leader: Gordon Brown presents cannabis as an ethical question and seems bent on pressing on regardless of advice

Brown Gives Mps Free Vote on Key Clauses in Embryos Bill
Gordon Brown succumbs to pressure from the Catholic church and some cabinet colleagues

No British Boycott of Beijing, Insists Brown
Athletics: Gordon Brown has insisted that Britain will not boycott the showpiece events of the Beijing Olympic games

PM to Allow Free Vote on 'ethical' Aspects of Embryo Bill
Gordon Brown today moved to avert damaging cabinet resignations over the fertilization and embryology bill by offering MPs a free vote on the 'ethical' aspects of the legislation

Brown Gives Mps Free Vote on Key Clauses in Embryos Bill
Gordon Brown succumbs to pressure from the Catholic church and some cabinet colleagues

Top Scientists Warn Against Rush to Biofuel
Brown intends to resist EU plans for increased biofuels quotas as doubts over their use multiply

In Praise of ... Service Compris
Leader: Gordon Brown should have a word with President Sarkozy and abolish tipping in restaurants

Timid Brown Must Catch Up With Reality
Leader: Among Britain's three main political parties, there is near unanimity about how the economy should be run

Mr Brown's Getting a Grip on Number 10, But Not on Voters
Andrew Rawnsley: The Prime Minister's new regime at Downing Street is a step in the right direction, but the polls are moving in the wrong one

PM's Pledge to Meet Dalai Lama Draws Beijing's Ire
China said today it was "seriously concerned" by Gordon Brown's decision to meet the Dalai Lama when he visits London in May

PM Gabbles As Storm Swirls
Simon Hoggart: Gordon Brown gets the bad news out of the way with a stream of gabbled, even gobbled, jargon

Brown Shouldn't Deny the Potency of Climate Change
Martin Kettle: Rather than pursuing the agenda voters clearly want, the PM is waiting, Micawber-like, for something to rescue him

Lib Dem and Labour Rebellions As Brown Survives Vote on Eu Treaty Referendum
Commons agrees not to hold a referendum on the European Union treaty

This is No Black Wednesday - Whatever the Tories Claim
Andrew Rawnsley: Gordon Brown might be chained to the Rock, but he hasn't been dashed on it - much to the disappointment of the Conservatives

Brown Barge Middle School Principal Goes Ballistic During Parent Conference
During a parent conference with Pensacola, Fl. Brown Barge Middle School Principal, Dr. Patricia Kerrigan suddenly and without provocation goes ballistic.

Brown Goes to Brussels to Repair Bridges and Launch Charm Offensive
Brown declares that Britain and the EU are inseparable during first visit to Brussels as PM

Manifesto for Changing Times
Leader: Events and Gordon Brown will determine whether the prime minister's Brighton speech yesterday was his farewell performance in front of a party he has led to three successive general election victories.

The Tories Should Be Doing Better. And They Know It
Andrew Rawnsley: Even Gordon Brown agrees the Conservatives have mastered the arts of opposition. But that won't make them a government

Gordon Brown Backs Archbishop in Sharia Law Row
The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has backed the Archbishop of Canterbury amid the storm of protest prompted by the primate's comments on sharia law

Learning Lessons From the Wreckage
Leader: 'If Metro net pulls out another company will be found to take its place,' Gordon Brown told MPs last July, a statement that turned out to be untrue

Brown Backs the Spirit of Competition With £775m
Gordon Brown yesterday gave his backing to plans to restore competitive sport to state schools, proposing initiatives including the recruitment of sports stars as ambassadors for state schools, and the chance for pupils to use Premier League football grounds and training facilities

Gordon Brown's Unfortunate Urge to Split the Difference
Andrew Rawnsley: The Hain case and Northern Crock illustrate the Prime Minister's self-harming approach when faced with unpalatable choices

Knighthoods May Await Cricketers
Gordon Brown last night called for honors to be awarded to leading cricketers from India and other Commonwealth countries

Skirting the Argument
Leader: The timing of Gordon Brown's visit to China and India could hardly be more obvious

Government Braced for Revolt to Force Eu Referendum
Senior ministers are bracing themselves for the most significant revolt Gordon Brown has faced when Eurosceptic labor rebels join forces with the Conservatives to try to force a referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty.

Beijing's Business Model is Not Globalisation As We Know It
Michael White: Supported by a planeload of businessmen, Gordon Brown set out on his second visit to China last night, full of good intentions to strengthen political, economic and cultural ties with Beijing

Brown is Not in Charge
London 2012: Gordon Brown has been told the Government has no power over Zimbabwe being allowed to compete in the London games

An Obe for Kylie - and Arise, Sir Parky
Minogue, Michael Parkinson and Stuart Rose honored alongside Gordon Brown's 'unsung heroes'

Brown: Eu Will Stay As It is
Gordon Brown tries to draw a line under the Lisbon treaty-signing debacle by hailing an agreement that there will be no more reform to the institutions of the European Union for the 'foreseeable future'

EU Leaders Agree Kosovo Mission
EU leaders agree to send a mission to Kosovo in support of an expected declaration of independence, says Gordon Brown

Britain's Empty Chair
Leader: Britain warned fellow EU nations three months ago that Gordon Brown would not attend the Europe-Africa summit in Lisbon today if Robert Mugabe turned up

Miliband Plays Stand-in at Lavish Eu Relaunch
Heads of government from 26 countries, with the heavily criticized exception of Gordon Brown, gathered in a 15th century monastery on the Atlantic coast yesterday to sign Europe's new reform treaty, designed to streamline the way the EU is run

Still Hope for Brown in Brussels
Michael White: Gordon Brown's cack-handed handling of yesterday's EU reform treaty signing achieved a difficult double

Brown Laughs Off Eu 'snub' As Leaders Gather in Lisbon
Gordon Brown today laughed off his perceived snub to Europe over his unique arrangement for signing the controversial EU Reform Treaty

A Political Firestorm For Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Article on current events in the United Kingdom.

Brown May Miss Eu Treaty Signing
Gordon Brown has yet to decide how to resolve a diary clash which may see him snub other EU leaders by failing to turn up to the signing of the Lisbon treaty

Brown and Bush Line Up Ashdown for Role in Linking Afghan Aid and Military Effort
Gordon Brown and President George Bush are expected in the next week to bring some badly needed coordination to aid and military effort in Afghanistan by appointing Lord Ashdown as super-envoy to the country

Summon the Courage to Be the Man You Promised Us
Jackie Ashley: The past fortnight has been disastrous for Gordon Brown, but there is still time for recovery if he grasps what's needed

We Risk Sleepwalking Into Another War in the Balkans
Andrew Rawnsley: Neither Gordon Brown nor David Cameron is talking about it, but there are darkening storm clouds over Kosovo and Bosnia

Man Overboard
Leader: Last week, Security Minister Admiral Lord West met Gordon Brown for an unscheduled meeting

Labour, Gripped By Fear, Cannot Halt Its Losing Streak
Martin Kettle: There is a palpable desire to help Gordon Brown, but asking him to change is like asking an elephant to jump through a hoop

Rolling Back on Best of Blairism?
Michael White: Michael Gove and his Liberal Democrat counterpart, David Laws, are keen to promote the narrative that Gordon Brown and his loyal lieutenant are actively rolling back the better bits of Blairism

No Early Election Mandate For Gordon Brown
Article on United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Sudanese President Demands Brown Apology
In an exclusive interview, Omar Hassan al-Bashir accuses Gordon Brown of deliberately undermining Darfur peace talks.

Why is Gordon Brown So Reluctant to Be a Liberal?
Martin Kettle: The prime minister speaks eloquently on liberty, yet is so cautious about the tradition that is key to delivering it.

PM Urges More Nato Troops for Afghanistan
Gordon Brown yesterday amplified Nato calls for more combat troops in Afghanistan to spread a burden currently being borne by UK, US and Canadian forces.

Downing Street Set to Press Blatter Over 2018
Digger: Gordon Brown is set to discuss England's 2018 World Cup bid with Sepp Blatter at Downing Street, says Paul Kelso.

Gordon Brown and James Bond Lead the Cheers for England
White-shirted hordes head for Paris in search of tickets while at home economists anticipate £200 million spending spree.

Ogaden Communities’ Letter to British Premier Brown
To clearly demonstrate a humane face, and gain to his cause a great number of African nations, Gordon Brown must deliver – in Ogaden.

Brown Offers Carrot While Eu Gives Stick to Burmese Junta
European ministers agreed yesterday to impose tougher sanctions on Burma, targeting its gem, metal and timber exports while Gordon Brown offered economic aid if the junta pursued democratic reforms.

Brown Putting Eu at Terror Risk - Barroso
The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has launched a rare attack on Gordon Brown, warning that the Prime Minister is putting the international fight against terrorism at risk.

He Can Survive Being Called a Coward, But Not a Twister
Jackie Ashley: Gordon Brown is used to taunts from his enemies; but to regain the trust of skeptical voters requires a new mood of humility.

Now Gordon Brown Needs to Find the Courage to Say No
Martin Kettle: As the polls reveal, rarely has the political mood been more volatile. To call an election would be an act of faith, not reason.

Brown Loses Fight to Bar Mugabe From Summit
Gordon Brown has lost his campaign to prevent President Robert Mugabe from attending a Europe-Africa summit in Portugal in December despite the EU travel ban on the Zimbabwean strongman.

1,000 Troops Home By Christmas, Says Brown
Gordon Brown announces troop cut during first visit to Baghdad since becoming prime minister.

Brown Visits Iraq for Basra Talks
Gordon Brown arrived in Baghdad today for his first visit to Iraq since becoming prime minister.

A 2007 Election Would Be Expedient, Vain and Immoral
Martin Kettle: If Gordon Brown is sincere about his wish to lead the country and not just his party, he must not call an early poll.

Petraeus in Iraq Talks at No 10
Commander of US contingent meets Gordon Brown amid tension over British pullout from Basra.

Brown Says Palestinian Economy is Key to Revival of Peace Process
Palestinians need to be given an economic stake in their own future to encourage 'the forces of peace and moderation', Gordon Brown urged yesterday as the UK warned of the need to break the 'vicious cycle' of poverty and unemployment, instability and conflict with Israel.

Brown's Promises of People Power Open a Pandora's Box
Polly Toynbee: The appeal to a new, consensual politics will upset parts of the party, and some of his boasts may return to haunt him.

The Spur for Dissolution
Roy Hattersley: Gordon Brown could legitimately call an early election if parliament rejects his terror laws.

Goodbye Charisma, Hello New Politics
Alastair Campbell: Gordon Brown and Hillary Clinton represent a new era in which ability is more important than image.

Bomber Brown Gets a Lesson in Power Dressing
Gordon Brown spent two days at the American presidential retreat of Camp David emphasizing the importance of soft power. Judging by the gift he received from George Bush, however, the message has not quite got through.

Brown to Push for Progress on Development With Un Speech
Gordon Brown is to address the UN on global poverty today in a switch of focus clearly designed to balance the impact of holding lengthy talks with George Bush.

Brown Points to Uk Withdrawal From Combat in Iraq
Gordon Brown today used his first summit with the US president to hold out the prospect of withdrawing British troops from a combat role in the one remaining zone of Iraq they control.

Brown Tries to Shift Bush Talks to Trade and Darfur
Gordon Brown arrived in Washington last night for his first meeting as prime minister with George Bush, determined to shift the focus from Iraq towards less divisive issues such as trade and Darfur.

Pupils to Have Five Hours of Sport a Week Under Brown Plans
Gordon Brown revealed his hopes of turning Britain into a 'great sporting nation' as he pledged £100m to make schoolchildren do an hour of competitive sports a day.

At Last, a Chance to Start Rewiring Britain's Creaky Democracy
Gordon Brown's plan to reshape the balance of power reveals a grand ambition: to tie islands of individuals into a nation. By Jonathan Freedland

The Church May Be Struggling, But in Politics Its Rhetoric is on the Rise
Gordon Brown is one of many using religious shorthand to show moral purpose. Can he square it with his faith in markets?. By Madeleine Bunting

The Roundheads Have Taken Over From the Cavaliers
With Gordon Brown, assisted by his new deputy, at last the Labour leadership is 'coming home' to the party. By Jackie Ashley

Games to Take New Direction Under Brown
Olympic Games: Digger: Gordon Brown is expected to relieve the DCMS of responsibility for the infrastructure of the 2012 games when he takes office next week. By Paul Kelso

Brown Visits Baghdad As Tories Call for Iraq Inquiry
Prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown this morning arrived in Baghdad on a fact-finding mission - as back in London the Conservatives called for an inquiry into the Iraq war.

Gordon Brown Pm Has Still to Provide Visceral Appeal
The chancellor must distance himself from the worst aspects of the Blair court while keeping the Blairites on board. By Jackie Ashley

Brown to Wrest Control of 2012
Digger: Preparations for London 2012 could be disrupted if Gordon Brown becomes PM and reshuffles the Cabinet.

The Coming Drubbing is Just What Labour's Tribes Need
Gordon Brown will have to sound apologetic and humble after the kicking his party is set to receive at the polls this week. By Jackie Ashley

Brown Under Pressure to Get Tough on Burma
World Briefing: Gordon Brown's strong condemnation of repression in Burma has raised hopes that Britain will toughen its stance towards the country's military junta if and when he becomes prime minister. By Simon Tisdall

Gordon Brown Surprises Troops in Afghanistan
Gordon Brown flew into southern Afghanistan today for a surprise visit to British troops.

We Need a New Dictionary to Decode These Do-gooders
Gordon Brown and David Cameron both talk of new politics, but there's a classic left-right divide between them. By Jackie Ashley

Control Freaks Beware, the Big Clunking Fist is After You
His rivals might sneer at his promise to bring people back into politics, but Gordon Brown could yet have the last laugh. By Jackie Ashley

This Will Be the First Test of Gordon Brown's Credibility
The chancellor has a track role as a control freak and fiddler of figures. Now he has a chance to show he can wipe the slate clean. By Martin Kettle

Tory Resurgence is Opportunity for Gordon Brown
The party's new line on foreign policy, especially as it concerns the US, could free Labour's next leader to move leftward. By Jonathan Freedland

Gordon Brown
As Tony Blair's final party conference begins Duncan Mackay wonders if the strides made in sport will continue under Gordon Brown.

This is a Terrible Plight for Gordon Brown - and Labour
Every delegate fears that his succession is a step towards electoral defeat at Cameron's hands. By Martin Kettle

Forcing Rules and Duties on Us Won't Bring Society Closer
Gordon Brown can spout about national values all he likes, but minorities have no obligation to feel pride in being British. By Joseph Harker

Both Pretenders to Blair's Crown Now Face Hard Choices
Gordon Brown has not had a happy few days. But we need a reality check: the momentum is still with the chancellor. By Jackie Ashley

Gordon Brown fights to save his career
Gordon Brown, Deputy Prime Minister to the UK has had his fair share of scandal. However his latest problems look like they could be just too much...

What Gordon Brown is Planning for His First Hundred Days in No 10
The next prime minister has spent years preparing for office, and he's sure to make at least one radical move very early on. By Jonathan Freedland

The Man Who Treats Public Services As a Pension Fund for Fat Cats
Gordon Brown must bear responsibility for the Norwich NHS scandal that let corporations pocket £95m of public cash. By George Monbiot

Chancellor Pays Tribute After Death of Galbraith, 97
The chancellor, Gordon Brown, paid tribute yesterday to John Kenneth Galbraith, the influential economist and author of the bestselling The Affluent Society, who died at the weekend aged 97.

Brown Leads Tributes to Jk Galbraith
The British chancellor, Gordon Brown, paid tribute yesterday to John Kenneth Galbraith, the influential economist and author of the bestseller The Affluent Society, who died at the weekend aged 97 from complications sustained from pneumonia.

Will the Real Gordon Brown Please Step Forward
The chancellor is keeping us guessing about what his priorities will be when he takes the helm, says David Walker.

The Fight Against Poverty is Half-won. Now We Need a Radical Plan
Labour's targets to end poverty were too ambitious but worth the effort. Gordon Brown will need to go further. By Polly Toynbee

Gordon Brown Can Only Hint at the Direction He'll Take
Until Tony Blair goes, Gordon Brown can only hint at the direction in which he would lead the next Labour government. By Polly Toynbee

Bringing New Life to Downing St
Gordon Brown is to become a father again this summer. Mrs Brown is due in July, just in time for parliament's long recess.

More Prudence, European Commissioner Tells Gordon Brown As Uk Breaches Deficit
The chancellor, Gordon Brown, comes under renewed pressure to raise taxes or cut government spending in his spring budget after the European commission gives him a year to bring Britain's public borrowing under control.

A Score Draw in Europe
Britain didn't get its own way on the EU budget this time, but Gordon Brown need not despair.

Charles Kennedy Survives Assassination This Time
Leader: David Cameron may have got Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in his sights, but it is Charles Kennedy who now looks more like being the new Conservative leader's first political scalp.

Brown's Largesse is Landmine for the Tories
Whoever succeeds Gordon Brown as chancellor must continue spending on public services or risk political embarrassment, says David Walker.

This is Your (future) Captain Speaking ...
Gordon Brown today brushed off uncomfortable economic numbers with the confident aplomb of an airline pilot reassuring his passengers, says Jonathan Freedland.

In the Tory Leadership Race, the Loser is Gordon Brown
Cameron now looks the clear favourite to lead the Tories - and that is the worst possible result for Labour's heir apparent.

Brown Urges Rich Countries to Act Now
Gordon Brown last night called on the rich countries of the west to match words with action as he hailed pledges by the G7 on debt, aid and trade as a major breakthrough in Britain's campaign for Africa.

Debt Deal in Pipeline After Us Visit
Gordon Brown is finalising the details of a new deal to wipe out the multilateral debts of Africa's poorest countries.

The Birds Have Flown
Gordon Brown is waiting, patiently for now. His party is waiting for him. Blair must say when it will be. Polly Toynbee

£27m Boost for Local Clubs
The National Sports Foundation announced yesterday by Gordon Brown is likely to act as a new coordinating body drawing together public-private funding of grassroots sport.

Brown Calls for End to African 'outrage'
Businesses and officials must break the cycle of corruption, says Chancellor. Gordon Brown has made an impassioned call to end the 'outrage' of suffering in Africa, warning that fears of corruption should not become an excuse to do nothing.

Brown Unveils £2.4bn Development Plan
Gordon Brown today underwrote a five-point plan to lift the developing world with a £2.4bn package to boost the health and education of children in the poorest countries.

Something Has to Give
Gordon Brown's childcare plans are a start, but women are still penalised by our uncivilised working culture.

The Chancellor's Words Are Laden With Private Meaning
The chancellor's words are laden with private meaning. All politicians speak in codes of their own, but Gordon Brown's speeches employ a more elaborate and rigorous language than those of any contemporary politician save Gerry Adams.

The Anti-brown Campaign Will Hurt the Party
His rivals want to neutralise him, but Gordon holds the trump card. So what's going on? In recent days and weeks there has been a cascade of attacks on Gordon Brown.

Brown Fights to Save Britain's Eu Rebate
Gordon Brown, the chancellor, today launches an all-out onslaught on European commission proposals to axe Britain's EU rebate, claiming they will cost the exchequer an extra €5bn (£3.5bn) a year. Mr Brown is telling fellow finance ministers at a meeting of the council of...

G7 Torpedoes Brown's Debt Write-off Push
British plans to win international support for writing off the debt of the world's poorest countries were scuppered yesterday after the Group of Seven rich nations failed to reach agreement. Chancellor Gordon Brown failed to persuade his fellow finance ministers, meeting in Washington, to...

Is Gordon Ready to Be Brutal?
Plans to slim down the civil service demand a management revolution. Organisational change rarely makes it from the management to the comment pages but Gordon Brown's comprehensive spending review has changed all that.

The Janus Chancellor
Gordon Brown's path to power grows ever surer. But what appear to be his contradictory views still cause worry.

Only Gordon Brown Can Win the Fight for Europe
Without public trust, Blair is now part of the problem - not the solution. There is no escape. Which ever way he turns, the prime minister faces nothing but intractable trouble.

Brown knows the answer to his sums is Number 10
The chancellor's politically deft budget paves the way to his succession. Ever since Tony Blair became leader, Gordon Brown has suffered from patronising comparisons - less appealing on telly, older Labour, too Scottish, too male, too grumpy and, until recently, too unmarried.

Brown Confronts Aid Target Critics
Gordon Brown today hits back at critics of his radical plan to double global aid spending, challenging them to back the idea or find another way of raising the extra $50bn a year needed to meet the United Nations' goals for tackling entrenched poverty. In an article in today's Guardian,...

Are the Tories the New New Labour?
Rebranding his party worked for Blair in 1997. But it won't for Howard. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So I suppose Tony Blair and Gordon Brown must feel proud.

Tell Us the Good News
The three-way shoot-out between Blair, Brown and Labour threatens to obscure the party's achievements. Gordon Brown fired the starting pistol for the marathon run-in to the next election. But Labour's big question is this:

Politics Should Look at the Long-term
The year's setpiece events fail to address key long-term questions. It was better when it was the autumn statement, before Gordon Brown changed the name to the duller pre-budget report.

Trouble Brewing in Brown's Paradise
Gordon Brown insists that we've never had it so good, but there is trouble brewing in paradise. Gordon Brown's message to the people yesterday was simple: we are basking in the Elysian fields of economic plenty delivered by the government.

Gordon Should Make the Most of His Big Day
Labour has declared war on child poverty - so why not shout about it? This is one of Gordon Brown's big days. In his pre-budget statement, he will roll out his successes in that rapid-fire delivery of his:

The Case for Public Spending Can't Be Fought on Tory Terms
Higher pay and extra jobs in our services aren't a problem, but a necessity. Cast your mind back 18 months. It's budget day. Gordon Brown has held aloft his red box for the snappers, trooped off to the...

The Richest Homeowners Are Now Ripe for Plucking
Property tax is a sensitive issue, so Brown is choosing his targets carefully. It's just as well that Gordon Brown has had a new baby to cradle this week. Otherwise the papers would be out for his blood.

Brown tries to put EU on growth path
Gordon Brown will today seek to persuade Europe to swallow a dose of Anglo-Saxon capitalism as part of a tripartite initiative aimed at boosting the continent's feeble economic performance.

They hardly ever speak
The silence between Brown and Blair is more deafening than ever. But each man still needs the other. For three long months Gordon Brown and Tony Blair have barely spoken. Cobwebs cover the door connecting No 10 to No 11. Important decisions are being taken by the prime minister, deliberately spurning his chancellor.

Snow Shrugs Off $455bn Deficit
US treasury secretary John Snow shrugged off concerns about America's deficit yesterday, insisting that a recovery in the world's largest economy would help close the record gap between revenues and spending. Speaking in London ahead of meetings with Gordon Brown and Hans Eichel, the...

Like a Red Rag to a Bully
Fergie sees Beckham as a threat to his birthright, ego and sexuality. Feuds between men are usually caused by them wanting the same job - Tony Blair and Gordon Brown - or through sexual insecurity.

The Benidorm Test: Far From Being Passed
While Gordon Brown studies his five tests, there is a sixth, and possibly even more crucial one to be passed - the Benidorm test.

So Canny Gordon Was in the Driving Seat All the Time
The Blair-Brown pact guaranteed one thing - a bit of socialism. The nine-year-old written deal between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, published in the Guardian yesterday, is a seminal document in the history of New Labour.

It's Not Just Gordon, They're All Political Obsessives
The Westminster elite is arrogant and out of touch - and we all pay the price. So Peter Mandelson calls Gordon Brown "a political obsessive" in explaining his manoeuvres over the euro. Peter! In terms of pots, kettles and indeed whole charcoal-coloured kitchens, just where do we start?

British Economy Rated Among Strongest in Eu
Gordon Brown was given a pre-Budget boost yesterday as the European commission rated the British economy one of the healthiest and strongest in the European Union. In its latest assessment of EU finances, Brussels predicted that the UK economy would grow by 2.2% this year and by 2.6% in...

Desperately Seeking Inspiration
Only Gordon Brown offers the radical alternative Labour needs. Gordon Brown made a joke we had all heard before. But everybody laughed. It was that sort of night. Renewal - a magazine Blairite enough to have Tony Blair and Anthony Giddens on its advisory board - was renewing itself.

Brown Will Always Be the Bridesmaid
The chancellor's bad politics have ensured that he will never be PM. The chances of Gordon Brown ever becoming prime minister have diminished, are diminishing - and will continue to diminish inexorably.

Brown Plan for Extra $50bn in War on Poverty
Gordon Brown yesterday called for the war on terror to be accompanied by a war on poverty.

Labour Must Not Forget Its Best Asset
A third election victory depends on Gordon Brown and the economy. Tony Blair, the ruthless politician, as distinct from Tony Blair the devoted husband, ought to be delighted.

A chancellor still in control of events. But only just
Gordon Brown brazened it out. He stood up at the dispatch box and admitted that his growth and borrowing forecasts made in the spring were wildly optimistic, but adopted his normal Commons persona - self-confident bordering on smug.

Gordon Vs the World
The chancellor can't rely on his usual script for today's pre-Budget report, because things can only get worse. Rory Bremner better be taking notes. Because, starting today, Gordon Brown's got a new act.

Brown Must Stand Against Corporate Greed
Gordon Brown must take a strong stand against corporate greed. The firefighters have planted themselves in the full glare of the headlines as the epitome of old-fashioned intransigent trade unionism.

Brown pleads for growth
Gordon Brown last night expressed mounting concern in the industrial world over the faltering global economy and urged Europe and Japan to embark on far-reaching structural reforms designed to speed up growth.

IMF's Optimism Costs Debtors Dear
The International Monetary Fund has admitted its growth forecasting for developing countries has proved hopelessly optimistic, with serious consequences for some of the poorest nations. Pressure from Gordon Brown has forced the IMF to take a more realistic view of how much debt poor...

Stephen Pollard: Brown must stop throwing money at state monopolies
The private sector has shown how to improve education and health. Gordon Brown's mantra, as he told us yesterday, is that "for more given in resources, more is required in results".

My Five Tests for the Euro
The single currency is a political project - and not a democratic one. That's the real problem with joining. In the bowels of the Treasury, if Chancellor Gordon Brown is to be believed, a computer is incessantly whirring, independent of and uninformed by political debates taking place elsewhere in the country.

The cracks begin to show
The dog days of the 1974-79 Labour government seem an awful long time ago, although Denis Healey, the last Labour incumbent at the Treasury before Gordon Brown, is still going strong.

Labour's Bankable Asset
Gordon Brown's silence on trivia makes him almost invincible. All the newspaper metaphors had the sort of literary associations that can be recognised by people who have not read many books.

Ministers Avert World Bank Crisis
Gordon Brown and Clare Short claimed last night to have safeguarded the future funding of the World Bank after heading off an American plan to convert half the soft loans to poor countries from the international development lender into grants.

The blue jeans would go, but so might the buzz
Does Gordon Brown have the right qualities to be prime minister?

Ticket for the Gravy Train
Gordon Brown's proud boast is that he has lifted the poor out of poverty. But when is he going to lift the rich out of obscenity?

Hugo Young: At last Gordon Brown can tell the truth about tax
Next week's Budget is a chance for some refreshing honesty from Labour.

Labour Has Undergone a Sea Change
Seamus Milne: But Brown will have to change direction to take advantage of it. Talk of stalking horses to unseat the prime minister and replace him with Gordon Brown will doubtless remain little more than excitable tearoom fantasies for the foreseeable future.

Time to put cash on table, Brown told
Call for chancellor to fulfil aid pledge. Aid campaigners yesterday turned their focus on Britain's spending record, calling on Gordon Brown to deliver on his pledge of a substantial increase in the proportion of national income spent on international assistance.

Last of the Old Grandees Bows to Brown
Gordon Brown yesterday made his first appearance at a question time since the death of his baby daughter. Nothing had changed.

Now Brown is one of us
This was a drama no one should have seen. Even to be a witness from afar to the events that began at Kirkcaldy hospital after Christmas, and which ended at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Monday night, felt wrong. No matter how much empathy millions of Britons poured out for Gordon and Sarah Brown -...

Waging war on poverty
A great assemblage of poverty experts gathered around Gordon Brown's breakfast table yesterday to launch a Treasury document that bluntly outlines how much poverty remains. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Chief Rabbi, Catholic, Methodist, Sikh, Hindu and Muslim leaders sat alongside a flotilla of...