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Gordon Brown’s resignation: the front pages

A selfless sacrifice, or an attempted coup? Here’s what the papers have to say on Brown’s surprise r

Financial Times: Brown to quit in bid to win over Lib Dems

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Guardian: Brown plays last card

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Telegraph: A very Labour coup

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Daily Mirror: For the greater Gord

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Daily Mail: A squalid day for democracy

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Independent: The sacrifice

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The Times: His parting shot

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2 comments

Jan Cosgrove's picture

The Mail talks about 'squalid' ... from its appeasement days to today no institution has been more squalid in its behaviour, its contempt for decency, its shameless manipulation of the truth.

Nikki Turner's picture

Mr Brown does not seem to me to be the kind of person who would go anywhere or do anything without considerable pressure from his own party i.e he had no choice. And the result of his actions seems to be causing more delay and uncertainty for the Country. He has said, many times, he knows the difference between right and wrong so I'm amazed, he, of all people, can think it right to make the future of the Country a mere lottery where the party offering the most to the Lib Dems, wins the jackpot. It's a very sad state of affairs that anyone should consider a coalition between the two parties with the least votes - it maybe the best option for Scotland but England very definitely voted against another Labour Government.

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