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Brown promises change
27/06/2007 17:44 - (SA)
London - Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair
as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday and promised changes
after a decade of Labour Party rule marred by a lack of trust in
the government since the Iraq war.
After waiting 10 years for Blair to go, the long-serving
finance minister faces a resurgent opposition Conservative Party
and needs to give Labour a fresh start if it is to regain
popularity among voters and win a fourth consecutive term.
"This will be a new government with new priorities," Brown
said in a statement to reporters outside the prime minister's
residence at 10 Downing Street.
"I've heard the need for change ... and this need for change
cannot be met by the old politics," he said. "And now let the
work of change begin."
Brown's first task is to appoint a new ministerial team,
with far-reaching changes to Blair's old cabinet.
Britons will have to get used to a new style in their
leader. In contrast to Blair's outgoing personality, Brown is a
dour man not given to showing his emotions.
- Reuters
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