PM Brown: My resolve is unchanged

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Downing Street
12 April 2012

Gordon Brown returned to Downing Street amid warnings from Labour MPs that his position as Prime Minister was becoming increasingly untenable.

Mr Brown flew back to London from his constituency in Scotland, indicating that he had not given up hope of carrying on in government.

In a defiant email to Labour Party workers thanking them for their efforts in the campaign, Mr Brown said he was determined to fight on to secure his policies for economic recovery.

"My resolve has not, and will not, change. I pledged to do everything in my power to fight for the people of this country - to secure the recovery, to protect their livelihoods and to continue to fight for a future fair for all," he said.

Mr Brown entered No 10 with his wife Sarah and their two sons, just yards away from the Cabinet Office where the Tories and Liberal Democrats were holding their talks on forming a new government.

He was expected to hold talks with key colleagues, including the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson.

However Graham Stringer - long-time critic of Mr Brown - became the third Labour MP since the election to publicly call for Mr Brown to stand down, warning that he was losing support in the party.

"I've probably spoken to about 15 Labour MPs since the election - some of them who have been very supportive of Gordon over the last three years, some of whom have been closer to my position - and not one of them thinks he should stay on," he said.

John Mann, who on Saturday became the first Labour MP to call on Mr Brown to go, warned that he was now an obstacle to any possible agreement with the Liberal Democrats.

"In the real world, Nick Clegg would be crucified if he propped up Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown's unpopularity was a key factor in this election. That's the reality," he said.

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