Downing Street, London
27 June 2007

This will be a new government with new priorities…

As I have travelled round the country and as I have listened and I have learnt from the British people – and as Prime Minister I will continue to listen and learn from the British people – I have heard the need for change… change to build trust in government… This change cannot be met by the old politics…

Now let the work of change begin.

The Sun
11 May 2009

GORDON Brown was red-faced again last night after his MAKE-UP tips were left in a taxi by a bungling aide.

The note, among a pile of sensitive documents, told the craggy-faced PM how to apply layers of slap and fake tan.

A white A4 sheet listed Mr Brown’s make-up routine if he has to do it himself. It read:

1. Transparent Brush. Foam all over. (This is believed to be an illuminating foam to give the PM’s face that certain glow.)

2. Small pot under eyes, dimple, creases, blend in. (This refers to the use of concealer to smooth out facial bumps and blemishes.)

3. Clinique. Super balanced make-up. All over again, like painting a wall, and ears. Shut eyes over lids then with make-up pad smooth over liquid. (This tells the PM to trowel foundation over his whole face.)

4. Powder (dark brush) terracotta Guerlain, all over. (Slap on fake tan bronzer.)

The Rt Hon John Gordon Brown MP, yesterday
Today
And tomorrow