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LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought off a challenge to his leadership Wednesday from two senior figures in his Labor Party as members moved quickly to quash the revolt.
But the challenge exposed a badly divided party months before a national election that polls predict it will lose.
Two former Labor Cabinet members sent a letter to fellow Labor lawmakers calling for a secret ballot on Brown’s leadership. Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt said that grumbling about the premier’s performance was dividing the party at the worst possible time.
Labor officials and most senior ministers moved to shore up Brown’s position.
