Summary
GORDON Brown has left Westminster stunned with his audacious offer for Paddy Ashdown to join his Cabinet, leaving the Liberal Democrats in disarray.
The incoming Prime Minister was accused of 'squalid, underhand tactics' by senior LibDems, who claimed he went behind the back of Sir Menzies Campbell to ask Lord Ashdown to be Northern Ireland Secretary.See the full content of this document
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Lib Dem Outrage at Brown's 'Underhand' Job Offer to Ashdown
Lord Ashdown was offered the job on Wednesday after the LibDem leader had ruled out the idea of such a deal.
Last night, any prospect of Lord Ashdown joining the Government - or a handful of...See the full content of this document
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