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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Gordon Brown served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 and a key figure in the Labour government. Born on February 20, 1951, and deceased on March 19, 2010, Brown was a significant political figure in the UK.

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“I am happy for there to be a leadership contest. I think there should be.”

Thinking Should Contests

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“I think people have got to understand when a murder is committed on British soil, when innocent people have been put at risk by the method that murder is committed then we expect authorities in other parts of the world to co-operate.”

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“My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.”

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“I don't think Jeremy Corbyn's going to stay, he's going to go. He knows parliamentary party have no faith in him.”

Thinking Knows Party Parliamentary

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“I think we should do better next week, better the week after, and better right throughout the course of our government. Sometimes in parties these things happen, but it is not acceptable and I do believe that what people now want to do is to debate the future - about policy - and I think the issues about what Tony Blair will or will not do are going to be left to Tony Blair”

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“I think that's a bit unfair. I'm a father with a 2-year-old child and I feel pretty young, actually.”

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“I did maths for a year at university. I don't think I was very good at it. And some people would say it shows.”

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“I'm a great supporter of the European Union. I didn't support entry to the Euro, not because I'm against it in principle but because I didn't think it was economically right for Britain. But that doesn't make me any less pro-European.”

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“I believe there is a moral sense and a global ethic that commands attention from people of every religion and every faith, and people of no faith. But I think what's new is that we now have the capacity to communicate instantaneously across frontiers right across the world.”

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“Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?”

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About the Author

Born: February 20, 1951
Died: March 19, 2001
Known for: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Quotes: 74

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