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Brown to be prime minister
Brown ‘crowned’ leader unopposed

Gordon Brown will succeed Tony Blair as Labour leader and prime minister unopposed, having received backing from the vast majority of Labour MPs. Nominations closed 12.30pm today, but by last night his only challenger John McDonnell had conceded it is “mathematically impossible” for him to secure sufficient nominations to make it onto the ballot. In… Read more »

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McDonnell seeks 18 more backers
McDonnell’s nominations fall short

Gordon Brown may yet be appointed Labour leader unopposed, as his only challenger struggles to gain sufficient support to make it onto the ballot paper. As of Tuesday evening, the backbench MP John McDonnell had received just 27 nominations, leaving him 18 short of the necessary 45. With just 45 MPs left to nominate, Mr… Read more »