LONDON - FEBRUARY 11: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) shakes hands with Matthew Nicholas (2nd R) of Jobcentre Plus, watched by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell (R), during the first meeting of the National Employment Partnership at 10 Downing Street on February 11, 2009 in London, England. The meeting comes on the day that the Office of National Statistics announced that UK unemployment reached 1.97 million between the three month period of October and December. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

LONDON - FEBRUARY 11: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L) shakes hands with Matthew Nicholas (2nd R) of Jobcentre Plus, watched by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell (R), during the first meeting of the National Employment Partnership at 10 Downing Street on February 11, 2009 in London, England. The meeting comes on the day that the Office of National Statistics announced that UK unemployment reached 1.97 million between the three month period of October and December.

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  1. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: James Purnell, the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, collapses to the ground after conceding a goal in the Journalists vs Labour Party football match on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England. The annual match was won by the journalists with a score of 5-1.

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