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Gordon Brown's letter: Your comments

The letter sent from Mr Brown to Mrs Janes

BBC News Online readers have been sharing their views on Gordon Brown after he apparently misspelled the name of a soldier in a letter of condolence. Full Article at BBC News

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  1. Edinburgh Daily News logo
    Gordon Brown 'mortified' by condolence letter errors
    2 weeks ago

    The Prime Minister was said to have been "mortified" when told of Jacqui Janes' distress over the handwritten message, immediately arranging a telephone call to say sorry. Full Article at Edinburgh Daily News

  2. Gordon Brown apologises for misspelled letter
    2 weeks ago

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan after she accused him of disrespect in a sloppily-written letter of condolence, his office said on Monday. Full Article at The News

  3. Guardian Unlimited logo
    Gordon Brown apologises after misspelling name of dead soldier in letter of condolence
    2 weeks ago

    PM's letter to mother of Grenadier Guardsman Jamie Janes, who died in Afghanistan last month, contained series of mistakes Gordon Brown who has contacted the soldier's mother to make clear that he never meant any offence. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

  4. The Telegraph logo
    Soldier's family attack Gordon Brown over misspelled condolence letter
    2 weeks ago

    Jamie Janes: Jacqui Janes said Mr Brown's letter is clear evidence of his attitude towards the forces. Full Article at The Telegraph

Related Quotes

  1. Every time I write a letter to mothers and fathers and partners who have suffered bereavement to express my sincere condolences, it is a moment of personal sadness to me. I send a handwritten letter to every family and I often write to more than one member of the family. I have telephoned Jacqui Janes t...
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: Edinburgh Daily News 2 weeks ago
  2. To all other families whom I have written to, I can only apologize if my handwriting is difficult to read
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: KansasCity.com 2 weeks ago
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  1. COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Residents survey their water damaged belongings in the wake of last weeks devastating floods in Cumbria on November 25, 2009 in Cockermouth, England.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves Number 10 Downing Street to make his way to his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  3. Demonstrators wearing masks depicting Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) former Prime Minister Tony Blair (C) and former President of the United States George Bush, protest outside the Iraq Inquiry in London November 24, 2009.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Prime Minister Gordon Brown waits to greet Lady Thatcher at Downing Street on November 23, 2009 in London. Guests arrived at the official home of the Prime Minister for the unveiling of a new portrait of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  7. Retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier and Major-General David Fraser prepare to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009.
  8. ROME - NOVEMBER 25: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (not in frame) greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in Palazzo Chigi, on November 25, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The meeting focused on NATO military alliance involvement in Afghanistan and in the Balkans.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A student takes part in a protest organised by the 'Stop the War Coalition', demanding that UK troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan, in Parliament Square on November 25, 2009 in London, England.

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