[Mike]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to step down in September as head of the United Kingdom, he announced on Monday.

The surprising statement comes as Britain's political parties sort out the electoral mess that began last week, which saw no party emerge as a clear victor.

"I have no desire to stay in my position longer than is needed to ensure that the path to economic growth is secured," Brown said on Monday.

Brown says he wants his Labor Party to govern in coalition with the Liberal Democrats - and he'll step down in September if that happens.

"No single party and no single leader was able to win the full support of the country," Brown said, as he stood outside 10 Downing St. "As leader of my party, I must accept that that is a judgment on me."

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[Maitland]

Mike, on 10 May 2010 - 01:15 PM, said:

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to step down in September as head of the United Kingdom, he announced on Monday.

The surprising statement comes as Britain's political parties sort out the electoral mess that began last week, which saw no party emerge as a clear victor.

"I have no desire to stay in my position longer than is needed to ensure that the path to economic growth is secured," Brown said on Monday.

Brown says he wants his Labor Party to govern in coalition with the Liberal Democrats - and he'll step down in September if that happens.

"No single party and no single leader was able to win the full support of the country," Brown said, as he stood outside 10 Downing St. "As leader of my party, I must accept that that is a judgment on me."

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I was going to register after noting one of the contributors called himself British Citizen, you can't be a British Citizen only a British Subject. Sometimes I have my doubts that some Americans are aware of Scotland and the political situation we find ourselves in.

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