12/10/2026 Brown joined Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the Innovation Nation Summit in Manchester, where he argued that innovation could add £100bn to the British economy over a decade. He described himself as a volunteer in the drive to make the UK an innovation nation.
29/08/2026 Brown said in a Guardian interview, published alongside his new book The Future Starts With Us, that a united Ireland was likely in the long term. He stressed that any such union would be a lengthy process requiring mutual agreement. He also said he would not act as a back-seat critic of Prime Minister Burnham and defended continued North Sea oil and gas drilling.
20/08/2025 Gordon Brown urged the UK government to issue a formal apology to women whose babies were forcibly adopted during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. His comments renewed attention on historical adoption practices and the need for official redress.
06/08/2025 Gordon Brown said international law may be being broken in the Middle East and linked the issue to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He argued that stronger action was needed as the UK considered its position on Palestinian recognition.
10/04/2025 Gordon Brown called for an economic coalition of the willing to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs. He said coordinated action, including interest-rate measures, would help reduce the impact of the trade dispute.
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