UK's Brown to rule out early election - BBC

LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to rule out calling an early election this year, the BBC reported today.

Brown, who took over from Tony Blair earlier this year, had toyed with the idea of holding an early election in recent weeks. But the BBC said polls which showed Brown's lead over the rival Conservative Party dwindling, had persuaded him not to call an early vote.

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