Clarke: Three Could Fight Brown ; Former Home Secretary Opens Leadership Battle As Miliband Declares: I'm No Blair Mark Ii

Mail on Sunday › April 15, 2007

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FORMER Home Secretary Charles Clarke puts himself at the head of the 'Stop Gordon Brown' campaign today as he fires the opening shots in what threatens to be a fiercely-fought battle to succeed Tony Blair.

Recent political history is littered with leadership favourites who have been pipped at the post, says Mr Clarke, writing exclusively in The Mail on Sunday, and there is no reason why the Chancellor should not suffer the same shock defeat.

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Clarke: Three Could Fight Brown ; Former Home Secretary Opens Leadership Battle As Miliband Declares: I'm No Blair Mark Ii

He raises the prospect of himself, Home Secretary John Reid or Environment Secretary David Miliband launching a last-minute bid to steal the crown from Mr Brown. In a dramatic intervention, Mr Cla...

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