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Brown to get fired?
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First he popped up on American Idol to show the US public his newly-polished gnashers, then he held important talks with none other than warbling Colombian hip-shaker Shakira. Now it seems the next move of our beleagured Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to emulate none other than Sir Alan Sugar.
Avid Apprentice watchers might recall that Sir Alan was forced to cut short a boardroom firing session “to have lunch with the Prime Minister” a few weeks ago… well, it could be that they were discussing tips on how to look good on camera. “The secret’s all in the booster seat,” said Sir Alan. Possibly.
The story came to light when some close-up snaps of a document carried by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears listed details of a proposed TV show called Junior PM, along with a note saying it would be "a golden opportunity" for Brown to boost his ailing popularity. Hmm… Junior PM with Gordon Brown? It almost sounds like something lifted straight from Alan Partridge’s Dictaphone.
Whether the TV show ever emerges remains to be seen, but at least it gave one Tory wag the opportunity to make a wisecrack. Pensions secretary Chris Grayling said a reality TV show starring Gordon would be very lucrative – “as millions of people would queue up to vote him off”. Arf.
by Stewart Turner, Wednesday 14 May 2008
Source: Metro
