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Kenneth Clarke fumbles PM's name Kenneth Clarke fumbles PM's name
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Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke suffered a slip of the tongue during an appearance on a radio programme.Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke suffered a slip of the tongue during an appearance on a radio programme.
He momentarily forgot the name of the Prime Minister referring to him as "George Brown" on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions.He momentarily forgot the name of the Prime Minister referring to him as "George Brown" on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions.
When the gaffe was met with laughter, he quickly corrected himself but insisted George Brown would do "a much better job".When the gaffe was met with laughter, he quickly corrected himself but insisted George Brown would do "a much better job".
The shadow business secretary joked the mistake was as a result of his age.The shadow business secretary joked the mistake was as a result of his age.
Responding to Schools Secretary Ed Balls, Mr Clarke said: "To listen to Ed going on about how we're threatened with cuts in public expenditure if we let go of Mister George Brown, who has been conducting the finances of this - Gordon Brown, yes - George Brown.Responding to Schools Secretary Ed Balls, Mr Clarke said: "To listen to Ed going on about how we're threatened with cuts in public expenditure if we let go of Mister George Brown, who has been conducting the finances of this - Gordon Brown, yes - George Brown.
"I'm revealing my age. George Brown would have made a much better job.""I'm revealing my age. George Brown would have made a much better job."
It is not the first time a senior politician has apparently forgotten Mr Brown's role. George Brown was Harold Wilson's heavy drinking temperamental deputy prime minister until resigning in 1968.
In 2004, Harriet Harman, currently deputy leader of the Labour Party, made the headlines when she mistakenly elevated the then chancellor, Gordon Brown, to the office of prime minister, during an edition of Question Time. It is not the first time a senior politician has apparently forgotten Gordon Brown's role.
In 2004, Harriet Harman, currently deputy leader of the Labour Party, made the headlines when she mistakenly elevated the then chancellor, Mr Brown, to the office of prime minister, during an edition of Question Time.