UK News 07-01-2005 who: Tony Blair what: Refuses to confirm that Gordon Brown will remain at Treasury where: LONDON when: Thursday snippet: "The Prime Minister`s monthly press conference was overshadowed by another flurry of speculation that his relationship with Mr Brown had sunk to a new low," comments Andrew Grice, political editor at The Independent. "Allies of the Chancellor, already seething about being sidelined from the pivotal role he has played at the past two elections, were furious that Mr Blair timed yesterday`s Downing Street event to coincide with a long-planned speech by the Chancellor outlining his plans to tackle global poverty and debt." [... more]

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