Britain’s Brown facing growing revolt

LONDON, September 14, 2008 (AFP) - The calls for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face a leadership contest grew Sunday as former ministers attacked his performance and more party members backed a showdown.

The mutiny against Brown gathered pace less than 48 hours after a member of his government for the first time broke ranks and called for a challenge to his stewardship of the ruling Labour Party.
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Those who have spoken out so far are hoping their numbers will snowball before the party's annual conference kicks off on Saturday. All eyes are on whether a big-name Cabinet figure will join their bandwagon.

Anyone wishing to challenge for the leadership has to gain the support of 20 percent of Labour lawmakers -- currently 71 -- and seek nomination before the party conference, giving rebels a tight timeframe for maximising the pressure on Brown.
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Fiona Mactaggart joined the former ministers openly calling for a change of leadership, telling BBC television: "I think we should give a chance to someone else to take over, I really do.

"The problem that I see is a lack of clarity about our ambitions for Britain."

And other disgruntled Labour backbenchers weighed in, with the sniping set

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