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Brown 'hiding in bunker' as poll looms



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DAVID Cameron yesterday accused Gordon Brown of "hiding in his bunker" in the final sprint to the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.
The Conservative leader taunted the Prime Minister in the Commons at Prime Minister's Questions by highlighting predecessor Tony Blair's refusal to stay away from by-election campaigns.

Mr Cameron said Mr Blair "led from the front" in by-elections, while Mr Brown did not have the "courage" to explain his policies in person. He asked: "Hasn't the Prime Minister put himself in his bunker?"

Meanwhile, in a further blow to Mr Brown yesterday, Brendan Barber, the general-secretary of the TUC, said New Labour needed to "reconfigure its DNA".





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  • Last Updated: 21 May 2008 10:12 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Labour Party
 
1

Guga II,

Rockall 22/05/2008 02:53:24
Has Maggie Broon ordered his removal van yet, to take all his stuff back to Kirkcaldy?
2

glassbenmhor,

22/05/2008 07:27:56
Guga, mate,

In the phrase of your own daily rag on the rock,

There's *uck all in Kirkcaldy,

certainly for Gordon,but maybe he'll go back to reading the news instead of making it!
3

911 was an inside job.,

22/05/2008 07:52:41
Oh rubbish. I forgot that he would be coming back to Scotland. Can't he go into Welsh politics instead?

Looking forward to reading about the hammering he and his lying party recieve in the by-election.

Hope that UKIP do well. Gordon will hate that.
4

John Blackley,

Florida 22/05/2008 15:02:54
Where's the bunker?
5

Miss H,

22/05/2008 16:12:48
It may be the Tories who are hiding in a bunker soon after they accidentally emailed voting intentions of 8000 electors to a Manx radio station!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7413826.stm

They could end up in pretty hot water for that, accident or no accident.
6

JoeMcT,

BlairsFantasyIsland 22/05/2008 18:45:57
Poor old Gordon.....Tony's done a runner, and he's left to carry the can.

Still, Gordon will ignore minor set backs like Crewe and carry on imposing new taxes until everyones' pockets are empty.......
7

labour slagg--I vote labour,

22/05/2008 21:17:18
Don't listen to em Gordy, Better day tomorrow
8

labour slagg--I vote labour,

22/05/2008 21:57:56
And don't read the newspapers either Gordy. What do they know (things can only get better)
9

labour slagg--I vote labour,

22/05/2008 22:14:13
poll just closed Gordy we will soon find out

 

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