LONDON (Reuters) - Gordon Brown, reeling from a drubbing in local
polls, sought to allay voters' concerns over the economy on Wednesday
in the face of taunts from an opposition that can smell victory at the
next general election.
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The Conservatives won an estimated 44 percent of the vote in local
council elections. Labour's share slumped to 24 percent and it lost
the London mayoral post to the Conservatives.
The drubbing has sparked Labour mutterings about Brown's suitability
to lead the party into the next general election although most MPs and
ministers have been publicly loyal.
