‘The Sun’ goes down on Brown

British PM and Labour party lose tabloid endorsement—and other headaches

Things just keep getting worse for Gordon Brown. Earlier this week, a BBC interviewer asked the British prime minister about Internet rumours suggesting he is addicted to prescription drugs. Now the populist tabloid The Sun has switched sides, endorsing the Tories in the coming elections. Brown’s Labour Party, which is holding its annual conference, is spitting mad.

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