Gordon Brown

  • Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he assumed the office on June 27, 2007. He has lobbied for a slight rearrangement of powers in the government, suggesting the transfer of several key duties of prime minister to parliament, and the granting of some parliamentary duties to citizens.The Economist: The king is dead (July 5, 2007)
  • Controversies

    Brown has been involved in several controversies, including allegedly inappropriate links to the nuclear power industry,The Guardian: The powerful business of promoting a nuclear future (July 11, 2006), and his failure to failure to call a referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty.The Times: Gordon Brown attacked on all sides for 'running away' from referendum (October 23, 2007)
  • Brown-Obama Economic Partnership

    In an attempt to reaffirm the positive relationship between Britain and The United States, Barack Obama met with Gordon Brown at The White House on March 5, 2009. This made Brown the first international leader to make it to the Obama White House. During the meeting, which lasted an hour, the two leaders pledged to stand together to fight economic crises, global warming and the Iran's nuclear ambitions.Washington Post: Brown Tells Congress To 'Seize This Moment' (March 4, 2009)

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