LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Former Gurkha solider and VC holder, Tulbahadur Pun (c) leaves number 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Gordon Brown on May 21, 2009 in London, England. The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has today announced in Parliament that all Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years' service will be allowed UK residency. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Former Gurkha solider and VC holder, Tulbahadur Pun (c) leaves number 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Gordon Brown on May 21, 2009 in London, England. The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has today announced in Parliament that all Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years' service will be allowed UK residency.

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  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
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  8. British Prime Minister Gordon (L) receives a kiss from his wife Sarah following his speech at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  9. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (R) and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Margaret Beckett watch Prime Minister Gordon Brown's address to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  10. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: A television makeup assistant checks former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (c) before she appears live on air to comment on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's address to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  11. The Palace of Westminster is seen in London October 12, 2009. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a parliamentary sleaze watchdog found she "clearly breached" rules on second-home expenses.
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