READING, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown could suffer a crushing blow in local council elections next week when his ruling Labour Party is set to lose its last remaining stronghold in southeast England. Britains Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) conference in, Inverness, Scotland on April 21, 2008. Brown could suffer a crushing blow in local council elections next week when his ruling Labour Party is set to lose its last remaining stronghold in southeast England. (REUTERS/David Moir) The prosperous town of Reading, 70 kms...
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