LONDON - (FILE) James Purnell arrives to Number 10 to attend a cabinet meeting in Downing Street on April 22, 2008 in London, England. Purnell has announced, June 4, 2009 that he is quitting the cabinet and asked Prime Minister Gordon Brown "to stand aside to give Labour a fighting chance of winning the next election". Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

LONDON - (FILE) James Purnell arrives to Number 10 to attend a cabinet meeting in Downing Street on April 22, 2008 in London, England. Purnell has announced, June 4, 2009 that he is quitting the cabinet and asked Prime Minister Gordon Brown "to stand aside to give Labour a fighting chance of winning the next 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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