Read more British Cabinet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1787/british-cabinet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:23:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61062/brown-likely-to-hang-on-to-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon 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...http://www.newser.com/story/61062/brown-likely-to-hang-on-to-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 8:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57972/british-cabinet-starts-to-rebel-against-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/57972/british-cabinet-starts-to-rebel-against-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 6:23:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39043/brown-appoints-archrival-to-rejoin-cabinet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon 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...http://www.newser.com/story/39043/brown-appoints-archrival-to-rejoin-cabinet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 7:48:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1973/blair-ally-to-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish 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...http://www.newser.com/story/1973/blair-ally-to-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 May 2007 9:25:28 CDT