The U.K. General Election Is Called

In Train-ing
Sarah and Gordon Brown greet commuters at St. Pancras station in London. The Browns were quick off the campaign mark, taking the train to Rochester, Kent, where they visited a supermarket and spoke to some of the shoppers at the tills, and Sarah was given a bouquet of flowers.

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