James Purnell stories:
David Miliband revives speculation over Gordon Brown's leadership
Jun 10th, 2009 - Telegraph
The Foreign Secretary also refused to say whether he had thought about walking out of Cabinet at the same time as James Purnell, a fellow Blairite, in a move that would probably have brought down the Prime Minister.
Another storm on horizon for Brown
Jun 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
After the tempests of the past few days there is a strange, and perhaps deceptive, period of calm in politics, but another storm is brewing on the horizon - Sunday's European election results. Gordon Brown has formed a Cabinet...
Cabinet reshuffle was anything but calm
Jun 6th, 2009 - Telegraph
Caroline Flint, the Blairite Europe minister who the night before had lavished praise on Mr Brown after the departure of James Purnell, had quit the government with an astonishingly personal attack on the Prime Minister.
Brown reshuffle - now Geoff Hoon quits Cabinet
Jun 5th, 2009 - Times Online
Analysis: Brown emerges stronger | Comment Central: the reshuffle - live! | James Purnell quits | The resignation letter | Latest from the elections Geoff Hoon became...
Local elections 2009: Labour heading for meltdown as Tories win ...
Jun 5th, 2009 - Telegraph
It was confirmed this afternoon that Labour have lost control of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, two of the their four remaining councils that the Tories were targeting.
James Purnell videos from YouTube:
10:06James Purnell, UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
THE FRANCE 24 INTERVIEW: UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell shares his view on the future of the Labour party, the war in Iraq, US-UK relations and pension reform.
11:04James Purnell speaks to Conference.
James Purnell MP, Labour's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions speaks to Conference.
8:48BBC North West Tonight: James Purnell on 'faked' photo
A report from BBC North West Tonight, including an interview with James Purnell MP, about the 'faked' photo opportunity he took part in
2:57Gordon Brown and James Purnell Q&A - Rosie Knight
Rosie Knight asks a question to Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Secretary of State James Purnell at a Q&A session held at The Prince's Trust, the morning after the budget.
James Purnell from WikiPedia:
James Mark Dakin Purnell (born 2 March 1970, London) is a British politician and a former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He has been the Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde since the 2001 general election. He resigned from the Government on 4 June 2009, criticising the leadership of Gordon Brown.
Born in the City of London, he received most of his education in France before returning to study for his A Levels at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and then taking a first in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford.
As a student he worked in the summer holidays as a researcher to Tony Blair from 1989 to 1992. After graduating he worked as a research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research before moving to the BBC to become Head of Corporate Planning. In 1997 Purnell returned to work as a special advisor at Number 10 until 2001. He also served as a board member of the Young Vic theatre.
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