However, Brown soon found comfort in his friendship with another young MP ands his office-partner: the newly-elected MP for Sedgefield, a year-old Tony Blair. Together, Brown and Blair formed a formidable partnership which saw them rise through the ranks of the party in the late eighties and early nineties.
When then-Labour leader, John Smith, died of a heart attack in , Brown and Blair vied for the leadership. However — as the legend goes — a deal was struck in a restaurant in Islington called Granita, that said Blair would run for the leadership in exchange for powers which would make Brown the strongest Chancellor in history.
As Chancellor, Brown announced the independence of the Bank of England. But cracks were beginning to show in the Brown-Blair duopoly. Brown read History at the University of Edinburgh. Having gained a First Class honours degree and a number of prizes for his studies, Mr Brown became the youngest ever Rector of Edinburgh University in In his early working life, Mr Brown spent time as a university and college lecturer and also wrote a number of books.
Born in Scotland in , Gordon Brown is the second of three sons. He grew up in the town of Kirkcaldy, an industrial centre famed for its linoleum and mining industries. My Scotland, Our Britain Latest News. Read more. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
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Trumpeted policies have not been put into place. All that remains to be seen is how long he and his Labour government can survive. Will it be to June or will it be sooner? Plain lethargy and the unreadiness of the Conservatives to govern may mean that Brown will survive longer than we all expect. Image: Flickr, London Summit. Then the claim scandal.
Research by Tom Wheeler.
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