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NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Kerry Dooley (right) and Tyler, 5, meet the Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his visit to a family intervention project at Bulwell Hall Healthy Living Centre, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Kerry Dooley (right) and Tyler, 5, meet the Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his visit to a family intervention project at Bulwell Hall Healthy Living Centre, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Arthur Greaves and his son 'AJ' meet the Prime Minister Gordon Brown (centre) during his visit to a family intervention project at Bulwell Hall Healthy Living Centre, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to children as he arrives for a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Kerry Dooley (L) and her partner Arthur Greaves with their sons Tyler, 5, and 'AJ', 10, (R) meet the Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his visit to a family intervention project at Bulwell Hall Healthy Living Centre, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (L) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (L) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (c) and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson speaks attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (C) and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham (L) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (L) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (c) and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown gestures during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown gestures during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (C) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown pauses during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown answers questions during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown gestures during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown pauses during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England. During the meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged his support to Home Secretary Alan Johnson over Mr Johnson's sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown answers questions during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

LONDON - NOVEMBER 10: Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown answers questions during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street on November 10, 2009 in London, England. Gordon Brown said today that Britain has already taken steps to assuage concerns over government borrowing with a plan to cut the budget deficit by half over four years.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple on Thursday with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives a press conference during an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 30, 2009 in Brussels. EU leaders have set a baseline goal for an upcoming world climate summit of 100 billion euros a year by 2020 to help developing countries fight global warming, a draft text said Friday.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah, following a service to mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey in London November 11, 2009. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in a sombre Armistice Day commemoration Wednesday for the end of the World War I generation of soldiers -- made more poignant by the rising death toll in Afghanistan.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) is welcomed by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) is welcomed by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson attends a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 30, 2009 in Brussels. EU leaders have set a baseline goal for an upcoming world climate summit of 100 billion euros a year by 2020 to help developing countries fight global warming, a draft text said Friday.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands as he attends the City of London Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, in central London, on November 16, 2009. The Lord Mayor's Banquet is held in honour of the immediate past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee (unseen).

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks on as he delivers a speech during the City of London Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, in central London, on November 16, 2009. The Lord Mayor's Banquet is held in honour of the immediate past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee (unseen).

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Members of the security forces look through binoculars from a rooftop overlooking the venue for a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Jack Straw, Britain's Justice Secretary, waves as he arrives at a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for the European Socialist's Party (ESP) meeting prior to a European Union summit on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple on Thursday with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for the European Socialist's Party (ESP) meeting prior to a European Union summit on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple on Thursday with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives a press conference during an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 30, 2009 in Brussels. EU leaders have agreed to enter world climate talks arguing that poorer nations will need 100 billion euros a year by 2020 to tackle global warming, but failed to set levels for Europe's contribution, a draft text said Friday.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German President Horst Koehler walk through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 9, 2009, during the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) talks to an officer following a memorial service to mark the passing of the World War I generation at Westminster Abbey in central London, on November 1, 2009. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in a sombre Armistice Day commemoration Wednesday for the end of the World War I generation of soldiers, made more poignant by the rising death toll in Afghanistan. At 11:00 am (1100 GMT), 91 years on since the guns fell silent in the Great War, people across Britain fell silent for two minutes to remember those who fought and gave their lives in the 1914-1918 conflict.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech as he attends the City of London Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, in central London, on November 16, 2009. The Lord Mayor's Banquet is held in honour of the immediate past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee (unseen).

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech as he attends the City of London Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, in central London, on November 16, 2009. The Lord Mayor's Banquet is held in honour of the immediate past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee (unseen).