Actress Joanna Lumley poses with a Gurkha veteran in Downing Street after meeting meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in London May 21, 2009. Brown suffered the latest in a series of setbacks on Thursday when he caved in to public pressure and said more retired Nepalese Gurkha soldiers would be allowed to settle in Britain. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Actress Joanna Lumley poses with a Gurkha veteran in Downing Street after meeting meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in London May 21, 2009. Brown suffered the latest in a series of setbacks on Thursday when he caved in to public pressure and said more retired Nepalese Gurkha soldiers would be allowed to settle in Britain.

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  9. 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.

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