PM letter row analysed by papers

Soldier's...

The Sun publishes the transcript of a '13-minute phone row' between Gordon Brown and the mother of a British soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. The paper says he phoned... More »
BBC - Nov. 10, 2009
Grieving mom leads attacks on Brown
UK PM criticized over his government's policy on Afghanistan and personal 'gaffes' Gordon Brown under fire over equipment shortages for troops, not bowing at a war memorial,... More »
CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
British Premiers Effort to Console Lands in Mud
LONDON — Some public figures seem to do no wrong, deflecting scandal and potential misfortune as adroitly as if they were sheathed in Teflon jumpsuits. Prime Minister Gordon... More »
New York Times - Nov. 10, 2009
Dead soldier's mother assails British leader
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under mounting criticism on Tuesday over his perceived casual attitude towards soldiers killed in Afghanistan as support for the mission... More »
CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
Dead soldier's mother leads attacks on Brown
UK PM criticized over his government's policy on Afghanistan and personal 'gaffes' Gordon Brown under fire over equipment shortages for troops, not bowing at a war memorial,... More »
CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
Dead soldier's mother leads attacks on Brown
The latest embarrassment for the prime minister emerged Monday, when The Sun newspaper told the story of Jacqui Janes, who received the condolence letter from Brown after her... More »
CNN - Nov. 10, 2009
Jacqui Janes accepts apology
Jacqui Janes: 'Today he looked sincere, he looked humbled.' Bereaved mother Jacqui Janes has said she accepts Gordon Brown's apology for mistakes made in a letter of... More »
BBC - Nov. 10, 2009
Mother of dead soldier criticises PM over kit failures
Jacqui Janes, the mother of Jamie Janes, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, has criticised Gordon Brown over the lack of military equipment which could have saved her son's... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 10, 2009
This is Gordon's second hand-written letter crisis in seven...
Gordon Brown’s cacographic letter to grieving mother Jacqui Janes is not, of course, his first error of personal correspondence. In April, he sent a hand-written note of... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 10, 2009
Mum Accepts Brown's Letter Apology
Jacqui Janes complained that Mr Brown appeared to misspell the family's surname and correct a spelling mistake in the serviceman's first name in the handwritten letter. She... More »
Sky News - Nov. 10, 2009
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