More woes for British PM Gordon Brown after nationalists snatch Scottish seat from Labour

                   
wsvn.com: More woes for British PM Gordon Brown after nationalists snatch Scottish seat from Labour wsvn.com
wsvn.com     Jul 25, 2008            

LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered new political humiliation when his party was defeated in a Labour stronghold in Scotland. His leading opponent demanded Friday that Brown call an early national election. The Scottish National Party overturned a big Labour majority in a special election Thursday to take Glasgow East, a working-class area that is longtime Labour territory. Voters were replacing Labour lawmaker David Marshall, who resigned for health reasons. Labour won Glasgow East by more than 13,000 votes in the 2005 national election, but this time Scottish nationalist John Mason captured the seat by 365 votes. Mason said his victory was "not just a political earthquake -- it is off the Richter scale." The Glasgow defeat does not imperil Labour's hold on power, since Brown's party still has more... [read full story]                    

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Labour soul searching as voters jump ship

christiantoday.com     Jul 25, 2008          

The Labour Party starts a brain-storming session on Friday to figure out how to win back disillusioned voters, make peace with unions, and lift Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government out of the doldrums. Posted: Friday, July...                    

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Now for the Labour implosion

samizdata.net     Jul 25, 2008          

For the leader of the Labour Party and our Prime Minister things are terminally frightful, but they are now looking just as bad for the Labour Party as a whole. I have been pondering the consequences of the latest Labour...                    

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More woes for British PM Gordon Brown after nationalists snatch Scottish seat from Labour

tmcnet.com     Jul 25, 2008          

GLASGOW, Scotland_Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced new political embarrassment Friday after his party lost a Scottish seat it had held for more than 50 years and both the opposition and some of his own Labour Party members...                    

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Defeat in Scotland rattles Labour and Brown

iht.com     Jul 25, 2008          

In one of its worst electoral setbacks in years, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party suffered a huge and surprising defeat in a Scottish by-election, raising new questions about the British leader's political durability.                    

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Labour Loss In Scotland A Blow To Brown

npr.org     Jul 25, 2008          

July 25, 2008 · Britain's ruling Labour Party has lost a parliamentary seat in Glasgow East, a traditional Labour stronghold in Scotland. The defeat has fueled talk that Prime Minister Gordon Brown could be ousted. Reporter...                    

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ANALYSIS: Brown vows to battle on with 'limbo-dance premiership'

earthtimes.org     Jul 25, 2008          

London - A wounded Gordon Brown vowed Friday to get on with the job as Britain's prime minister after a stinging defeat for his ruling Labour Party in his native Scotland. The Scottish National Party (SNP), which seeks...                    

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The beginning of the end of the end for Gordon Brown

redstate.com     Jul 25, 2008          

If you thought losing 3 special elections was bad ... Last night the Scottish National Party won a by-election (like our special elections) in Glasgow East. A friend who is a Tory operative sent me a facebook message in shock...                    

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