Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandleson addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, on June 5, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was Friday fighting for his job as two cabinet ministers quit in quick succession, another heavy blow as his Labour Party braces for big local and European poll losses. Four members of the cabinet and two junior ministers have now resigned in the past week with one, James Purnell, urging Brown to step down to give Labour a "fighting chance" in the next general election. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandleson addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, on June 5, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was Friday fighting for his job as two cabinet ministers quit in quick succession, another heavy blow as his Labour Party braces for big local and European poll losses. Four members of the cabinet and two junior ministers have now resigned in the past week with one, James Purnell, urging Brown to step down to give Labour a "fighting chance" in the next general election.

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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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  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.
  2. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: James Purnell (l), the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, heads the ball 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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