Posted AT 10:45 AM EST on 27/06/07
Brown takes over as British PM
LONDON — Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown became British prime minister Wednesday, promising "a new government with new priorities," after Tony Blair resigned to end a decade in power.
Power changed hands traditionally and quietly behind closed doors in Buckingham Palace as Mr. Blair first called on the Queen to submit his resignation, and Mr. Brown arrived soon after to be confirmed as the new prime minister.
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