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Brown faces showdown after Labour rout

By George Parker, Jean Eaglesham and Alex Barker in London and Andrew Bolger in Edinburgh

Published: June 7 2009 19:02 | Last updated: June 8 2009 14:35

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown faces a showdown with his MPs on Monday after a humiliating night at the polls, as a slump in Labour support helped allow the far-right British National party win its first European parliament seats.

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