And they were there to trample all over Chancellor Gordon Brown and trade secretary Peter Mandelson.
Chancellor Gordon Brown, in his Budget, said he wanted to raise average investment to private school levels.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett in 2006 thought she was taking a call from Chancellor Gordon Brown.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has unveiled details of National Veterans Day, to be celebrated on 27 June each year.
The paper said that Chancellor Gordon Brown would do well to consult Mirror readers over the pensions crisis.
Chancellor Gordon Brown will this week make or break his reputation as the man who bails out the government.
Hard-pressed small businesses could win some relief from bank charges, under new regulations proposed by UK Chancellor Gordon Brown.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has cautioned workers not to demand large pay rises, as a jump in wages heightens inflation fears.
BBC: News | The Economy | Chancellor warns against pay rises
The growth estimate is well above Chancellor Gordon Brown's forecast of 2.5% to 3% made in his pre-Budget report last November.
The Tories attacked the government's record on tax while Chancellor Gordon Brown said that only Labour could deliver "prosperity for all".
The Russell Commission initiated by Chancellor Gordon Brown in May 2004 signalled the government's commitment to drawing young people into volunteering.
It added Chancellor Gordon Brown's record on the economy "speaks for itself".
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On Tuesday Chancellor Gordon Brown insisted in a speech to delegates that the government would press on with its public sector reforms.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown started the fightback with a showstopping speech in which he demanded a national debate about tax and spend priorities.
He said that he would build on the foundations of economic stability created by "brilliant" Chancellor Gordon Brown, who also co-ordinated Labour's election campaign.
The report came as Chancellor Gordon Brown repeated his calls for free education to be provided for every child in the world by 2010.
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Woolworths and Virgin Megastores will give their proceeds to the Band Aid Trust charity, while Chancellor Gordon Brown has decided not to charge VAT.
Recently announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown, it will provide resources for a range of activities being financed under the UK's Clean Energy Investment Framework.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has said that a referendum on whether Britain should join the Euro will only be held once five economic tests are met.
Earlier this month, Chancellor Gordon Brown told a House of Commons select committee that he would back further interest rate rises in the New Year.
Efforts to boost the woeful progress of high-speed internet services in Britain are snagging on Chancellor Gordon Brown's reluctance, the government's internet supremo has said.
Retailers Woolworths and Virgin Megastores will give their proceeds to the Band Aid Trust charity, while Chancellor Gordon Brown has decided not to charge VAT.
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Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Matthew Taylor has asked Chancellor Gordon Brown to release the Treasury's prediction of how an Iraq war could affect the UK economy.
Never was this more graphically illustrated than by Chancellor Gordon Brown triumphant announcement of a huge increase in NHS spending in his 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review.
Earlier in the week shadow local government secretary Caroline Spelman, accused chancellor Gordon Brown of trying to "bury" Sir Michael's report, by publishing it on Budget day.
BBC: NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Council tax report 'not shelved'
And when fuel protesters took on the government - and despite what the prime minister claimed during his press conference - they eventually got concessions from Chancellor Gordon Brown.
She says she has spoken to Chancellor Gordon Brown about the housing deficit and had meetings with members of the Welsh assembly but there is no extra money available.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | North East Wales | Council agrees rent increase
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Chancellor Gordon Brown and leader of the Commons Margaret Beckett have distanced themselves from the commitment although Culture Secretary Chris Smith said he supports a referendum.
In line with the UK's staunch backing for the US-led war on Iraq, Chancellor Gordon Brown said on Saturday that he would take "whatever steps are necessary" to follow the US lead.
He told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that his former chancellor Gordon Brown had "always been right" on the economic case against the UK joining the euro when Labour was in power.
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