Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
{{date|June 27, 2007}}
[[Image:Gordon_Brown_portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Gordon Brown]]
[[w:Gordon Brown|Gordon Brown]] has become [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. [[w:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] invited him to form a government in a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon.

Brown, who has been [[w:Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer|Chancellor of the Exchequer]] for the past ten years, succeeds [[w:Tony Blair|Tony Blair]] who tendered his resignation to the Queen earlier on Wednesday. In an emotional [[w:Prime Minister's Questions|Prime Minister's Questions]], Blair received a standing ovation from MPs and tributes from opposition leaders. 

Tony Blair has led the [[w:Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] since 1994 and became Prime Minister following a landslide victory in the [[w:United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. 

Gordon Brown was confirmed as leader of the Labour Party on 24th June after running unopposed in the recent [[w:Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2007|leadership election]]. He is expected to announce appointments to the [[w:Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] over the next few days.

Later in the day, Tony Blair resigned his parliamentary seat for the constituency of [[w:Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield]] to become an envoy to the Middle East for the [[w:Quartet on the Middle East|Quartet]], the nations and entities involved in seeking a resolution in the Middle East peace process (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia).

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Tony Blair becomes the "Quartet's" envoy to the Middle East|date=June 27, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6243558.stm
|title=Blair resigns as Prime Minister
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=June 27,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6244586.stm
|title=Blair to Brown: Day at-a-glance
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=June 27,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1272459,00.html
|title=In With The New: Browns At The Palace
|author=
|pub=Sky News
|date=June 27,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6245682.stm
|title= Brown is UK's new Prime Minister
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=June 27,2007}}

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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown has become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II invited him to form a government in a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon.

Brown, who has been Chancellor of the Exchequer for the past ten years, succeeds Tony Blair who tendered his resignation to the Queen earlier on Wednesday. In an emotional Prime Minister's Questions, Blair received a standing ovation from MPs and tributes from opposition leaders. 

Tony Blair has led the Labour Party since 1994 and became Prime Minister following a landslide victory in the 1997 general election. 

Gordon Brown was confirmed as leader of the Labour Party on 24th June after running unopposed in the recent leadership election. He is expected to announce appointments to the Cabinet over the next few days.

Later in the day, Tony Blair resigned his parliamentary seat for the constituency of Sedgefield to become an envoy to the Middle East for the Quartet, the nations and entities involved in seeking a resolution in the Middle East peace process (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia).
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