Gordon Brown resigns as UK Prime Minister
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2015
- (11 May 2010)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has resigned with a brief, emotional statement, ending 13 years of Labour government and paving the way for the Conservative party under David Cameron to take office.
Yards away, Brown's two chief rivals were trying to seal a coalition deal after the country's inconclusive election.
Teams from the two parties met for several hours Tuesday, but emerged without confirming whether a deal had been struck. Conservative deputy chief William Hague said only that the atmosphere had been "positive."
Brown's departure follows three successive election victories for his centre-left Labour Party, all of which were won by his predecessor Tony Blair, who ousted the Conservatives in 1997.
"I have informed the queen's private secretary that it is my intention to tender my resignation to the queen," said
a clearly emotional Brown. He said he would ask the monarch to invite Cameron to form a government and wished the new leader well.
After his brief statement, Brown walked hand-in-hand with his wife Sarah and young sons John and Fraser down Downing Street, where a car waited to take him to the palace.
Brown's resignation ends five days of uncertainty after last week's general election left the country with no clear winner. Cameron's Conservatives won the most seats but fell short of a majority, forcing them to bid against the Labour Party for the loyalty of the Liberal Democrats.
The Liberal Democrats held talks with both parties, and are more ideologically in tune with Labour, but the talks with Labour faltered. Many Labour officials felt it was time to go into the opposition after coming a distant second to the Conservatives in the vote.
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A great human being. Brown will be remembered as a hero of Britain. We have plenty to thank him for
I got tears when he left.
Contrast this class with the self-pitying, sanctimonious and sarcastic bullshitting we saw from Boris. I miss having prime ministers who respected the office.
He should never have resigned. The happy days ended in 2010 and we started 12 miserable years of worst government to date. It’s 2022 now and a very horrible year.
Took over during impossible times:
Probably the most human Prime Minister Britain has had in my lifetime (granted I’m only old enough to properly remember the premierships of Blair, Brown, Cameron, May and Johnson)
Under him as Chancellor, Britain was booming...he is a most decent Person and me having nearly lost my eye in a car accident, know what People that face so hardship have to go through
The beginning of the dark times.
Class, grace, elegance and dignity personified. Whatever he got wrong or right, he left with class beyond belief and rarely seen. A job well done.
The prime minister of my time
Weird thinking Cameron resigned 6 years after this speech.
Least he got a round of applause unlike Teresa may lol
A great person and an outstanding PM who hasn't yet been matched since this particular moment.
Istg, every pm before Cameron, was good, there may be criticisms especially because of the suez crisis and Iraq war, they were still good, when Cameron came into office, he didn’t get Britain to recover after the 2008 crisis and he resigned over a referendum he brought in to win, may I have sympathy for I think she would’ve been a good pm if it weren’t for brexit, Boris truss and sunak I don’t even need to explain…
As a man he was legend, as a PM he was rubbish. Probably the last normal grass roots guy who gave a s--t. WHAT A SPEECH!
What a guy!! Best chancellor Uk has ever had and made a great PM.
What a great man!
Gave a respectful dignified speech as Major did
the guy that saved us from the worst of the recession, now we got Boris Johnson at the helm of the next one.
The last half decent Prime Minister