Monday, May 10, 2010

U.K.'s Election Fallout Continues

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain said on Monday that he intends to stand down as Labour Party leader. Paul Hackett/Reuters

Brown Quits As Labour Leader To Thwart Tory-Lib Dem Pact -- Times Online

Gordon Brown announced tonight that he is to step down as Labour leader but wants to remain in No 10 for a few more months as part of a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats.

Playing Labour's final card after an extraordinary weekend of post-election wrangling, the Prime Minister announced that the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had formally asked for negotiations to begin on a power-sharing deal with Labour.

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More News On The U.K. Election

Brown Announces New Talks and End of His Tenure -- New York Times
Gordon Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader' -- BBC
UK Brown To Stand Down As Labour Leader,Prime Minister -- Wall Street Journal
UK's Gordon Brown to resign as prime minister -- Washington Post
Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigns; plans to step down in September -- New York Daily News
Brown to step down as Labour leader -- CNN
Gordon Brown stepping down -- L.A. Times
British Government in Limbo as Parties Bargain -- New York Times
Brown resignation: Reaction in quotes -- BBC

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