British Election 2010: Gordon Brown remains unbowed, promises to fight for a future fair for all.
Gordon Bown, good fighting spirit
Unbowed Gordon Brown returned to Downing Street Sunday evening still determined to convince the British people that he has the best ace to provide solutions to the nation’s economic, social and environmental problems.
Surprisingly, he has refused to concede to pressures and indirect press humiliation that his time was up in 10, Downing street, the sit of power.
In an apparent show of ingratitude having served the nation through thick and thin since the departure of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, many sections of the Media especially those that had earlier declared support for the Tories continue pounding Mr Brown convincing him that he had lost the election with the current kiss and cuddle engagement between The Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg.
There had been warnings from Labour MPs that his position as Prime Minister was becoming increasingly untenable despite the Prime Minister resolute and determination to hold talks with Nick Clegg.
Mr Brown flew back to London from his constituency in Scotland, indicating that he had not given hope of carrying on in government.
In a defiant email to Labour Party workers thanking them for their efforts in the election campaign, Mr Brown said he was determined to fight on to secure his policies for economic recovery.
‘My resolve has not, and will not, change. I pledged to do everything in my power to fight for the people of this country – to secure the recovery, to protect their livelihoods and to continue to fight for a future fair for all,” he said.
Mr Brown entered No 10 with his wife, Sarah, and their two sons, just yards away from the Cabinet Office where the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were holding their talks on forming a new government.
He was expected to hold talks with key colleagues, including the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson.
However Graham Stringer – long-time critic of Mr Brown – became the third Labour MP since the election to publicly call for Mr Brown to stand down, warning that he was losing support in the party.
”I’ve probably spoken to about 15 Labour MPs since the election – some of them who have been very supportive of Gordon over the last three years, some of whom have been closer to my position – and not one of them thinks he should stay on,” he said.
John Mann, who yesterday became the first Labour MP to call on Mr Brown to go, warned that he was now an obstacle to any possible agreement with the Liberal Democrats.
”In the real world, Nick Clegg would be crucified if he propped up Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown’s unpopularity was a key factor in this election. That’s the reality,” he said.
Clegg Cameron and Brown
Other Labour MPs said that the party should accept that it had lost the election and give up its attempts to hang on to power.
Former minister Malcolm Wicks said the party needed to be ”grown up” and to ”take it on the chin”.
”Any prospect of a Labour government staying in power with support from the Liberals in a ragbag coalition depending on assorted nationalists is I think ridiculous,” he said.
”We have lost. I think we need to accept the logic of this and we need to prepare ourselves for a dignified and principled opposition. It would look very, very shabby for us to be seen hanging on to the doorknob of Number 10.”
Another former minister, George Howarth, said that ”the maths” were against Labour being able to form an administration and that David Cameron should now be given his chance.
Election 2010
He said: ”I think the proper thing to do, in the interests of the country and in the interests of the Labour Party, is for the Conservatives to form a government, for us to be the Opposition – and be in opposition in a constructive way and where anything the Conservative Party puts forward is in our view in the national interest, to support it.”
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