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The next election will be a flyweight versus a heavyweight. However much the right hon. Gentleman [David Cameron] may dance around the ring beforehand, at some point, he will come within the reach of a big clunking fist...

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Gordon Brown
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 20
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