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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Resigns

   VOA News 11 May 2010
   Britain's  Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, accompanied by his wife
   Sarah, left, announces his resignation, outside his official residence
   at N0.10 Downing Street in central London, 11 May 2010

Photo: AP

   Britain's  Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, accompanied by his wife
   Sarah, left, announces his resignation, outside his official residence
   at N0.10 Downing Street in central London, 11 May 2010

   British  Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced his resignation, as
   his two political rivals near a deal to form a new government.
   After  the announcement Tuesday outside the prime minister's office in
   London,   Mr.   Brown  traveled  to  Buckingham  Palace  to  hand  his
   resignation to the queen.
   He  said  his  resignation  as  leader  of the Labor party takes place
   immediately.
   The  move  makes the Conservative party, headed by David Cameron, more
   likely to lead the country's next government.
   The  Conservatives  won  the  most  seats in last week's parliamentary
   election,  although  not enough to rule on their own.  They have been
   in talks with Liberal Democrats on a power-sharing deal.
   Mr. Brown's announcement ends 13 years of Labor Party rule.
   Mr.  Brown had previously offered to resign as his party also tried to
   work  out  a deal with the Liberal Democrats, who came in third in the
   parliamentary vote.
   The  Liberal  Democrats  are more ideologically aligned with the Labor
   party,  but  would need the support of other smaller parties to form a
   majority.
   Talks  between  Labor  and  the  Liberal  Democrats broke down earlier
   Tuesday.
   This  is  the  first election since 1974 that left Britain with a hung
   parliament - with no party winning an overall majority.

   Some information for this report provided by AFP and Retuers.

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