To his supporters, he was a giant of his age, a politician who helped save the global economy and the United Kingdom. He could be brilliant and inspirational. He could be insecure and suspicious. Above all, he was a complex figure whose character shaped his leadership, from his moral seriousness to his petty rivalries.
Read more of James Landale's analysis here. Mr Brown told the meeting that although he was standing down next May, "I want to renew my commitment to public service". He said he would also use the skills he learned "fighting the cause of Scotland in Britain" and to "fight also the cause of Britain in Europe".
Mr Brown, who first entered Parliament in , confirmed his intentions in a speech to his constituency Labour Party on Monday evening. So, yeah, it's the end of this particular era. Asked what he and the family would do next, she said they had both been working on global education projects and would "combine our efforts" to try to tackle the problem of "58 million children who don't get a single day at school around the world".
When pressed about criticism of her husband during his career, she said she didn't read "every comment" and stood by past remarks that he was "my hero". And equally at other times he could be a nightmare to work with," he said. I've got them myself, I've been very open about that," Mr Campbell added. The former spin doctor worked closely with Mr Brown when he was chancellor. You never knew what mood he'd be in but whatever it was he was worth working with because we did make things happen," Mr Campbell said.
The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said Mr Brown's decision to step down was "not a huge surprise", with the former PM having been a "relatively infrequent visitor to Westminster" since the general election. Since resigning as prime minister and Labour leader, Mr Brown has focused on charity work and his role as United Nations special envoy for global education.
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Gordon Brown was born in Scotland and grew up in the industrial town of Kirkcaldy. He started at Edinburgh University aged 16, becoming the youngest fresher there since the war. It was at university that he began to have problems with his sight and doctors diagnosed him with a detached retina, which was caused by an injury he received in his final game for his school rugby team.
He gained a First Class honours degree in History and became the youngest ever Rector of Edinburgh University in Working together they won a landslide majority in
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