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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (4) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Gates satisfied with US planning to counter Iran threat 27 Apr 2010 Scenarios: Options for Greece if it cannot pay its debts 27 Apr 2010 UPDATE 1-W.House's Orszag warns of dangers of huge deficits 27 Apr 2010 Police barred from penis enlargement 23 Apr 2010 Greek debt crisis sweeps all before it | Video 7:39am EDT Americans losing confidence in healthcare 12:30am EDT Thai troop clash with protesters kills 1, wounds 18 | Video 10:26am EDT SCENARIOS-Options for Greece if it cannot pay its debts 2:28am EDT Starting point key question on Greek deficit goal 5:51am EDT Goldman CEO, under siege, concedes changes coming | Video 27 Apr 2010 Police barred from penis enlargement 23 Apr 2010 Pirates rewrite script for Apple's China iPad launch 26 Apr 2010 Scenarios: Options for Greece if it cannot pay its debts 27 Apr 2010 Thai troop clash with protesters kills 1, wounds 18 | Video 10:26am EDT Man steals electricity with meat hook 27 Apr 2010 Americans losing confidence in healthcare 12:30am EDT Senators tell Facebook: tighten privacy policy 27 Apr 2010 California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals 27 Apr 2010 Special Report: Rapid growth of militias feeds off politics | Video 11:32am EDT Bodycote sees year at upper end of view 2:55am EDT UK's Brown calls voter "bigoted," apologises Kylie MacLellan and Fiona Shaikh LONDON Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:32am EDT Factbox Factbox: Some off microphone gaffes 10:36am EDT Related News Q+A: How do Britain's elections work? 6:16am EDT Analysts' view: UK's Brown apologies for calling voter "bigot" 10:12am EDT UK punters bet against Labour after "bigot" gaffe 11:31am EDT Related Video Blair still faces Iraq war protests Sat, Apr 24 2010 UK party leaders head to head The UK's last hung parliament < 1 / 28 > View Full Size LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was caught on tape describing a voter as "a bigoted woman" on Wednesday after she confronted him on immigration and the economy in an election campaign walkabout in northern England. World Brown made the unguarded comment in his car as he drove away from a visit designed to bring him into closer contact with the broader public rather than carefully staged party meetings. His Labour Party trails the opposition Conservatives and, in some polls, the third force Liberal Democrats. "That was a disaster," Brown was heard saying as he got into the car after an apparently amicable parting with the 66-year-old woman. "Whose idea was that? It's ridiculous." When asked what she had said, Brown, still wearing a broadcast microphone, replied: "Everything, she's just sort of a bigoted woman." Brown, who was shown on television with his head in his hands as the comments were replayed to him during an interview with the BBC, said he apologized "profusely. Labour, which has closed the opposition Conservatives' lead in the opinion polls over the last few months, had high hopes for this week's campaigning, which centres around Thursday's economy focused television debate. The election takes place on May 6. The third and final leaders debate, an opportunity for former finance minister Brown to highlight his experience in handling the economy, is now likely to be overshadowed. "It clearly won't play well in the news today and it will dominate the news when Labour wanted to be speaking about something else," said Justin Fisher, Professor of Political Science at Brunel University. The pensioner, who said she had voted Labour, had asked Brown how he would tackle the country's record deficit as well as other issues ranging from east European immigration, pensions, university tuition fees and anti-social behavior. FINANCIAL CHAOS Much of Wednesday's campaigning had been focused on the economy and Britain's record budget deficit. Vince Cable, treasury spokesman for Britain's third party, the Liberal Democrats, told Reuters all the big parties were agreed on the need to cut government borrowing, warning that failing to do so risked Greek-style financial chaos. Greece, which saw its debt downgraded to junk status by rating agency Standard & Poor's on Tuesday, is currently in talks with the IMF and the European Union on getting a 45 billion euro bail-out package to prevent a sovereign default. Greece's budget deficit last year stood at 13.6 percent of GDP, compared to a British deficit running at over 11 percent. Sterling fell to a three-week low against the dollar on Wednesday reflecting a growing concern about the state of the British public finances. Labour Business Minister Peter Mandelson said that likening Britain to Greece was "frankly ridiculous." "We are in a very, very different situation in Britain from that in Greece," he told reporters. Opposition Conservative leader David Cameron said that while there were many differences between the two countries, Britain should take note of Greece's troubles. SPENDING SQUEEZE Opinion polls on Wednesday continued to point to a hung parliament, in which no one party wins an overall majority, but showed the Conservatives and Labour had regained some ground from the third force Lib Dems, who have enjoyed a ratings boost since the first TV leaders' debate. Britain has not had an inconclusive election since 1974 and both large parties have warned that a "hung parliament" would be bad for the country and its economy. Repairing the public finances will be the biggest domestic policy challenge for government emerges after the election, but the parties have been reluctant to risk voters' wrath by clearly identifying the extent of cuts. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said on Tuesday the impending spending squeeze would be the sharpest in at least 30 years and warned the parties would likely have to raise taxes more than they are prepared to admit. World Comments See All Comments (4) | Post Comment Apr 28, 2010 10:59am EDT Gordon Brown really is a jerk at times. The other two chaps aren’t terribly appealling either. Sell GBP Gotthardbahn Report As Abusive Apr 28, 2010 11:23am EDT Hello,everybody,we are serious and professional jersey supplier,we can offer NFL,NHL,MLB,NBA jerser,the NFL jersey 19.9usd each,the NHL jersey 30USD each.MLB jersey 22usd each,NBA jersey 17.9usd each.we have many jerseys of other players, so please contact us for more information if you are interested in . 1) More pictures available on our website (http://www.b2c2.net) 2) Many colors available . 3) Authentic quality, small order accepted . 4) 100% safe door to door delivery, within 5 – 7 days air express for small orders . liqun Report As Abusive Apr 28, 2010 11:25am EDT This story highlights why only a moron would vote for Labour. This woman had supported Labour and her reward once she got to speak to the PM was to be attacked in private for questioning her “superiors”. Gordon should be the first against the wall when the revolution comes! MagAodh Report As Abusive Apr 28, 2010 11:37am EDT A hung parliament is EXACTLY what Britain needs. The political situation in Britain is very similar to here in the US, two major parties that are so similar as to provide no meaningful choice for the people at all. Britain’s political elites are arrogant an self-serving, just as here in the US. As I recall, the British public was overwhelmingly against the invasion of Iraq, but both Labor and Tory plunged ahead anyway. A hung parliament will give Lib Dems the power they need to force a change to proportional representation, without giving them the incentive to maintain winner take all elections, replacing one of the other two majors. 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