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Wed 04 Apr 2009Former Blairite ministers speak of Brown's 'dark side'
GORDON BROWN’S efforts to distance himself from a culture of vicious briefing by his inner circle were derailed yesterday when three former Blairite ministers claimed they had been victims of sustained slander, and joined the Tories in calling for a shakeup of Downing Street.
Some ministers suggested that unless Mr Brown did something further to clean up his act in the next 24 hours he would face strong criticism at a cabinet meeting in Glasgow tomorrow.
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