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Brown takes over as UK prime minister
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Jun 27, 2007 09:45am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 27, 2007 09:00am |
| Description | Labour leader Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after being asked to form a government by the Queen.
Posing outside No 10 with wife Sarah, the man who has been Tony Blair's chancellor for the past 10 years, said: "Let the work of change begin."
His priority areas were education, health and restoring trust in politics. He promised to "try my utmost".
He takes over from Tony Blair who stood down earlier after 10 years in the job, following warm tributes from MPs.
It is the first time in 17 years a UK prime minister has entered office without a general election.
Mr Brown said: "This will be a new government with new priorities. And I have been privileged to have been granted the great opportunity to serve my country.
"And at all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action in the service of what matters to the British people, meeting the concerns and aspirations of our whole country."
Mr Brown promised to lead a government of "all the talents" and said his "mission" was to provide "the best of chances for everyone".
"If we can fulfil the potential and realise the talents of all our people then I'm absolutely sure that Britain can be the great global success story of this century," he told reporters in Downing Street. |
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