If there was an election it wouldn't make any difference as Labour would get straight back in. The Conservatives are similar to where labour were in 80s and 90s, split (as a party) on most issues, bereft of ideas on policies and have no clear manifesto. They offer little or no effective opposition as shadow government, so are in no fit state to govern, the absolute best they could hope for would be a hung parliament, which nobody wants.
Divadish Reviewed by Divadish on . Brown becomes British prime minister LONDON - Former Treasury chief Gordon Brown became British prime minister Wednesday, promising a new government with new priorities, after Tony Blair resigned to end a decade in power. Power changed hands traditionally and quietly behind closed doors in Buckingham Palace as Blair first met Queen Elizabeth II to resign, and Brown arrived soon after to be confirmed as the new prime minister. "This will be a new government with new priorities," Brown told reporters outside his Downing Rating: 5