Purnell tells Brown to go ; POLITICS: PM under cosh but Labour bags city seat

Birmingham Mail › June 05, 2009

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GORDON Brown was facing a fight for his political life today after James Purnell dramatically quit the Cabinet and urged him to stand down as Prime Minister for the good of the Labour Party.

Mr Purnell gave the PM only moments' notice of his bombshell departure, announced in an open letter published in the media as polls closed in crucial council and European elections.

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Purnell tells Brown to go ; POLITICS: PM under cosh but Labour bags city seat

As he became the fifth minister to resign in three days, the leading Blairite plunged the Government deeper into cris...

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