http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gordon_BrownFind stories, videos, and photos about Gordon Brown from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:35:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gordon_Brown14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Gordon Brown from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is "optimistic" that other countries will contribute more troops to the mission in Afghanistan, he told the head of NATO in a letter this week.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/us_gold/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/us_gold/index.htmGold is soaring to record high prices, and guess who has the biggest stash?Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/10/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under mounting criticism on Tuesday over his perceived casual attitude towards soldiers killed in Afghanistan as support for the mission collapses.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/08/britain.remembrance.sunday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/08/britain.remembrance.sunday/index.html#cnnSTCTextCentral London fell silent save for the tolling of Big Ben as the United Kingdom honored the dead of wars past and present on Remembrance Sunday.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a major speech on Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that Britain "cannot, must not, and will not walk away" from its mission there.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/britain.troops.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/britain.troops.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister Gordon Brown is increasing British troop levels in Afghanistan to 9,500 -- an increase of 500, he announced Wednesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/brown.payback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/brown.payback/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay more than $19,000 in expenses after an independent auditor found that he and other lawmakers had made excessive claims, according to Brown's office.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/britain.trident.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/britain.trident.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain is examining the possibility of scaling back its Trident nuclear deterrent program by cutting the number of missile-carrying submarines from four to three, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/06/uk.libya.ira/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/06/uk.libya.ira/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Sunday that his government will support IRA victims in seeking compensation from Libya, in a move conservatives called a "U-turn" from his earlier position.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/04/afghanistan.britain.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/04/afghanistan.britain.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuccess in Afghanistan will be measured by progress in training local military and police to take over their own security, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, thanking his nation's fighting forces for a job "well done."Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/scotland.lockerbie.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/scotland.lockerbie.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he was outraged and "repulsed" by the celebratory welcome given to a man convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/britain.america.nhs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/britain.america.nhs/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritons including Prime Minister Gordon Brown have leapt to the defense of their creaking healthcare service after President Barack Obama's plans for a similar system in the United States were branded "evil" by Republicans.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/22/uk.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/22/uk.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA UK government minister on Wednesday reopened the dispute over support for troops in Afghanistan by insisting they had insufficient helicopters.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/britain.afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/britain.afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's prime minister on Saturday grieved over the losses of 15 British troops over 10 days in Afghanistan, but underscored that preventing terror from reaching the UK streets was the top goal.Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/britain.pm.cabinet.reshuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/05/britain.pm.cabinet.reshuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a defiant response to calls for his resignation Friday saying he "will not walk away" despite heavy election losses and a raft of high profile resignations that forced a Cabinet reshuffle.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/uk.mps.expenses.cameron/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/uk.mps.expenses.cameron/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow it is political. With the public holding their noses as they pass the British Parliament, so tainted has it become by the shameless exploitation of a sloppily-policed expenses system by elected representatives from all quarters, it has become a competition between the parties as to who can most deftly extricate themselves from the mire.Wed, 13 May 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/us.obama.g20/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/us.obama.g20/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama announced new arms negotiations with Russia's president, discussed North Korea with China's president, talked about the global economy with Britain's prime minister and had tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday -- a busy day for any leader.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/oakley.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/oakley.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan this G-20 summit prove to be anything more than group therapy for a bunch of fingernail-gnawing, troubled individuals?Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/uk.opposition.cameron.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/uk.opposition.cameron.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe disabled young son of UK opposition leader David Cameron has died.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/22/germany.financial.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/22/germany.financial.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world needs a "global New Deal" to haul it out of the economic crisis it faces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom said Sunday.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on a tour of the Gulf, said he is seeking hundreds of billions of dollars to boost the International Monetary Fund's reservesSun, 02 Nov 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853565,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853565,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA squabble between politicians over what happened on an Adriatic Island provides a welcome distraction from the grim economic newsFri, 24 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/20/oakley.finance.europe.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/20/oakley.finance.europe.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's been pretty scary for the rest of us. So just imagine what it is like as a president or prime minister, waking up to hear the headlines on the latest stock market nosedive or threatened national bankruptcy -- and knowing that you have actually got to DO something about the situation.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843709,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843709,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the ruling Labour Party struggles to appear united behind him, the Wall Street meltdown offers the Prime Minister his best hopes for a political revivalTue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/21/analysis.oakley.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/21/analysis.oakley.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the height of the troubles over the near-collapse of the Northern Rock bank a minister walked into the British Treasury and asked "How's it going?"Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1837981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1837981,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe British government unveiled a package of tax cuts and increased spending targeted at first-time home buyers on Tuesday in a bid to reverse the country's worst housing slump in almost two decadesTue, 02 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on FridayMon, 11 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830883,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830883,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on FridayFri, 08 Aug 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827401,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827401,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNo one disputes a politician's right to get away for a break -- it's where they go that mattersWed, 30 Jul 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/23/brown.glue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/23/brown.glue/index.html#cnnSTCTextA protester who wanted his message to stick managed to superglue himself to the British prime minister Tuesday evening.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn the last leg of his European visit, the President showed just how much common ground he shares with the British Prime MinisterTue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813810,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813810,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe government's narrow victory means the larger questions over Brown's leadership have hardly been put to restThu, 12 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJust when the party thought the worst was over, it loses a once solid seat in a by-election. Now, the backbenchers are getting restlessFri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808920,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808920,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritain's Conservatives crushed the governing Labour Party in a special election that underlined the deepening unpopularity of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governmentFri, 23 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/23/dalailama.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/23/dalailama.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo the affectionate crowds that greet him around the world the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet's Buddhists, is a revered campaigner for human rights, peace and religious understanding. Fri, 23 May 2008 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter her autobiography is released, perceptions of life at 10 Downing Street will never be the sameTue, 13 May 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737166,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737166,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservative Boris Johnson wins the mayor's office in a rout of Britain's ruling party in local electionsFri, 02 May 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/02/brown.localelections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/02/brown.localelections/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership is under pressure after his party suffered its worst local election results for a generation. Fri, 02 May 2008 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEmbattled at home, Gordon Brown talks to TIME about his trip to the U.S. and his ambitious ideas for the worldWed, 16 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/27/france.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/27/france.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy and British leader Gordon Brown Thursday called for an early warning system to alert international markets to further turmoil in the wake of recent banking scandals fueled by the U.S. credit crunch.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1714286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1714286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe nationalization of the once lucrative bank threatens the British Prime Minister's already tottering fortunesMon, 18 Feb 2008 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/bush.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/bush.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that the United States and Britain are engaged in a "generation-long battle" against al Qaeda-inspired terrorism and that Britain "absolutely" shares President Bush's philosophy on the war on terror. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/11/yourviews.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/11/yourviews.brown/index.htmlHe is the longest-serving chancellor of the exchequer the UK has had in 200 years, and he was Tony Blair's right-hand man during the last three election wins for the Labour party, but is Gordon Brown the best man to take over as British prime minister?Fri, 11 May 2007 14:03:00 EDT