Gordon Brown becomes Labour leader in 1994

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Given that Brown, a man who has waited all his life to be leader and PM isn't quite so good at it as he thought, if he was elected following the death of John Smith rather than Blair, how would things turn out?

Could he have appealed to mytical 'middle Britain'; was Labour's election win inevitable and if it was would Brown have got a landslide?

[You kip if you want to...]

Given that Brown, a man who has waited all his life to be leader and PM isn't quite so good at it as he thought, if he was elected following the death of John Smith rather than Blair, how would things turn out?

Could he have appealed to mytical 'middle Britain'; was Labour's election win inevitable and if it was would Brown have got a landslide?

The Labour win was inevitable, just as the Conservative one is next year and Brown could've gotten a landslide, although a noticeably smaller one than Blair got.

[afleitch]

Given that Brown, a man who has waited all his life to be leader and PM isn't quite so good at it as he thought, if he was elected following the death of John Smith rather than Blair, how would things turn out?

Could he have appealed to mytical 'middle Britain'; was Labour's election win inevitable and if it was would Brown have got a landslide?

The Labour win was inevitable, just as the Conservative one is next year and Brown could've gotten a landslide, although a noticeably smaller one than Blair got.

I'd say something like a 50-0 seat majority with Mr Portillo safely returned and promptly becomes Tory leader. Has his 'road to Damascus' conversion in office and it's him v Brown in 2002 where it's a close run thing.  Labour majority of a few seats. Tories back in power by 2005