by Katherine Haddon 12 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered another serious blow to his leadership Friday after his governing Labour Party lost one of its safest seats in a by-election in his native Scotland. The Scottish National Party (SNP) reversed a majority of 13,500 in Glasgow East to snatch Labour's 25th safest seat in Britain, prompting more questions about how long Brown can remain in Downing Street. But the premier insisted he could still win the next general election after David Cameron, leader of the main opposition Conservatives, called for a snap poll, and added he was "getting on with the job". "Whatever these difficulties... not only do we have the right policies, but when the time comes we will be able to persuade the British people," Brown said in a speech in Coventry,...
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