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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Alistair Darling poses for pictures with the 2009 budget

By Leon Neal

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Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Finance Minister Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2009 budget in April. The government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was bracing for a bloodbath on the eve of local and European elections, after a string of resignations upped the pressure on the embattled premier. Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Finance Minister Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2009 budget in April. The government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was bracing for a bloodbath on the eve of local and European elections, after a string of resignations upped the pressure on the embattled premier.


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