[Published: Monday May 10 2010]
 British PM resigns as party leader
London, 10 May-(ANA)-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is quitting as Labour leader as he revealed that opposition party leader Nick Clegg had requested formal talks with his party over a future government.
Mr Brown said he was asking the Labour Party to call a leadership election in which he would play no part.
He said he hoped the new leader would be in place in time for the autumn party conference.
He also said he was to press ahead with "formal discussions" with the Liberal Democrats after the request from Mr Clegg.(ANA)
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