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LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown was dealt a devastating blow to his leadership late Thursday when one of his most ambitious ministers resigned and called on him to step down.
Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell became the fifth minister to abandon Brown’s Cabinet in recent days. Purnell called on the prime minister to resign for the good of the Labor Party.
Purnell’s resignation comes as Brown gears up for a major Cabinet reshuffling and tries to recover from a scandal over legislators’ expense claims.
