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UK Pol Kicks Kid in Dragon Costume

M. Morris — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:50:23 CST

A former UK Cabinet minister has apologized for charging into a Chinese New Year parade and kicking a boy in a dragon costume. Norman Tebbit, 78, "ran after the dragon and kicked it," says the owner of a restaurant on the route of the 20-year-old parade in Suffolk. "The child...

Brown Likely to Hang On to Power

Jason Farago — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:18:00 CDT

Gordon Brown looked set to hang on to power this morning, despite the shock resignation of yet another minister who called on him to step down. James Purnell, a young Blairite, quit the Cabinet seconds after polls closed in last night's election, forcing Brown to bring forward a planned government...

British Cabinet Starts to Rebel Against Brown

Jason Farago — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:23:21 CDT

A disastrous week for Gordon Brown has reignited speculation that the British prime minister could be forced out of his job, as senior Labour figures struggled to rein in a restless party. After losing a vote on soldiers' rights and backing down on proposed reforms, Brown is facing renewed calls...

Brown Appoints Archrival to Rejoin Cabinet

Jason Farago — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:48:07 CDT

Gordon Brown shocked the British political establishment by reappointing one of his long-time enemies to his Cabinet. Peter Mandelson, who with Brown and Tony Blair was an architect of New Labour, will be made a lord and become the new business secretary. The return of Mandelson, currently serving in Brussels...

Blair Ally to Step Down

Sam Gale Rosen — Mon, 07 May 2007 09:25:28 CDT

British Home Secretary John Reid will stand down, he announced yesterday, giving PM apparent Gordon Brown space to rejigger the cabinet when he succeeds Tony Blair. Tensions have run high between the old and new Labour leaders' supporters, but Reid stressed that his surprise departure was personal; the Guardian reports...