Brown in ‘bigot’ gaffe

UK Prime Minister apologises after a microphone catches him privately disparaging a voter he had just been speaking to on the campaign trail.


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Brown in ‘bigot’ gaffe

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  1. Gordon Brown made upsetting comments during his interview with the woman voter.
  2. She asked him about tax issues.
  3. Mr Brown seemed happy about his interview when he got into the car.
  4. He wasn’t sure that the press would use the footage.
  5. The woman used to be a Conservative voter.
  6. The woman thought Mr Brown was joking.
  7. She admitted that her comments might have appeared bigoted.
  8. Mr Brown saw little reason to apologise.
  9. There weren’t many reporters around during the interview.
  10. There have been many such ‘gaffs’ during the campaign.
  11. All parties have put forward their plans for spending cuts.
  12. The current spending freeze is the harshest for 30 years.