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Currently: Brown finally stepped down with an emotional speech to the British people, read more from Reuters.

Brown was facing heat to step down as Britain’s political stalemate continues.  ”…a Sunday Times/YouGov poll, taken yesterday and on Friday, showed that the vast majority of the electorate want Gordon Brown to quit No 10 now. Only 28% want him to remain as prime minister.” Read the full story

Recently: Brown was trying to do damage control after he was recorded calling a voter, Gillian Duffy, a “bigot.”  To read more about the incident from the BBC, click here.  See also, How Gordon Brown ‘bigot’ jibe row unfolded via the BBC.

Bio: Born in 1951, Gordon Brown is the second of three sons. He grew up in the town of Kirkcaldy, an industrial centre famed for its linoleum and mining industries. As Mr Brown was growing up, it was a town undergoing major change, with rising unemployment and desperate poverty.

• How Gordon Brown ‘bigot’ jibe row unfolded via the BBC
• Read the rest of his bio from 10 Downing Street
• View his policies from Wikipedia