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| Brown 'opts for British holiday' | Brown 'opts for British holiday' |
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| Gordon Brown reportedly plans to take his family on a British bucket and spade summer holiday - in a break from Tony Blair's lavish foreign breaks. | Gordon Brown reportedly plans to take his family on a British bucket and spade summer holiday - in a break from Tony Blair's lavish foreign breaks. |
| Downing Street has refused to confirm or deny reports the prime minister plans to spend time at Southwold in Suffolk and on the Scottish coast. | Downing Street has refused to confirm or deny reports the prime minister plans to spend time at Southwold in Suffolk and on the Scottish coast. |
| The holiday would be his first proper break since he became PM in July 2007. | The holiday would be his first proper break since he became PM in July 2007. |
| Tory leader David Cameron is set to holiday in Cornwall. Lib Dem Nick Clegg will holiday with his in-laws in Spain. | Tory leader David Cameron is set to holiday in Cornwall. Lib Dem Nick Clegg will holiday with his in-laws in Spain. |
| The Lib Dem leader is planning to take a short break with his wife Miriam's family in a small village in central Spain. | The Lib Dem leader is planning to take a short break with his wife Miriam's family in a small village in central Spain. |
| When Tony Blair was prime minister, exotic trips were the norm with stays at Sir Cliff Richard's Barbados villa and Bee Gee Robin Gibbs's Florida mansion. | When Tony Blair was prime minister, exotic trips were the norm with stays at Sir Cliff Richard's Barbados villa and Bee Gee Robin Gibbs's Florida mansion. |
| Gordon Brown: holidaying in Suffolk | Gordon Brown: holidaying in Suffolk |
| Mr Brown is expected to spend his summer break in Britain. The prime minister, who used to be a regular visitor to Cape Cod in the US, will hope his holiday lasts longer than last year's trip to Dorset. | Mr Brown is expected to spend his summer break in Britain. The prime minister, who used to be a regular visitor to Cape Cod in the US, will hope his holiday lasts longer than last year's trip to Dorset. |
| Crisis talks over foot-and-mouth disease meant the family's trip was cut short to a few hours. | |
| Instead, his wife Sarah and two young sons, John and Fraser, were forced to make do with a few snatched days at their home in Scotland. | Instead, his wife Sarah and two young sons, John and Fraser, were forced to make do with a few snatched days at their home in Scotland. |
| This year it is believed the Browns will spend a week in Southwold, a town famed for its old-fashioned charm. | This year it is believed the Browns will spend a week in Southwold, a town famed for its old-fashioned charm. |
| Mr Brown will want to be seen as setting an example at a difficult time for the British economy. | Mr Brown will want to be seen as setting an example at a difficult time for the British economy. |
| Downing Street have refused to confirm or deny speculation about his getaway plans. | Downing Street have refused to confirm or deny speculation about his getaway plans. |
| "We are not confirming the prime minister's holiday plans at this point," a spokeswoman said. | "We are not confirming the prime minister's holiday plans at this point," a spokeswoman said. |