British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) prepares to chair a Cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on June 9, 2009, the first since his cabinet reshuffle last Friday. Seated with him are Justice Minister Jack Straw (R) and Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L). Embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Tuesday to draw a line under his most tumultuous week since taking office, after facing down angry rebels threatening to oust him. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) prepares to chair a Cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on June 9, 2009, the first since his cabinet reshuffle last Friday. Seated with him are Justice Minister Jack Straw (R) and Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L). Embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Tuesday to draw a line under his most tumultuous week since taking office, after facing down angry rebels threatening to oust him.

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  6. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Sun political editor George Pascoe-Watson (R) talks with Justice Secretary Jack Straw outside the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England. The Sun, Britain's biggest selling daily newspaper, has switched it's support for the governinig Labour Party to the opposition Conservative Party. A general election is due sometime in 2010.
  7. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured 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.
  8. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured 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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