Grim faces surrounded Gordon Brown as he took questions in his weekly session in the House of Commons.Hazel Blears was the second senior minister in the space of 24 hours to announce she was leaving.

• 继又一名内政大臣从内阁辞职之后，英国首相戈登.；布朗的反对党派纷纷谴责他领导失策，致使政府彻底垮台。