Gordon Brown 'getting on with the job' after crushing Glasgow defeat

Gordon Brown has brushed aside talk of a threat to his leadership after Labour suffered the humiliating loss of one of its safest seats in a stunning by-election defeat. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor, and Jon Swaine Challenged by David Cameron, the Conservative leader, to call a general election after the loss of Glasgow East to the Scottish National Party, Mr Brown said he was "getting on with the job". Preparing to meet trade union leaders in Warwick, the Prime Minister said: "We've got to listen and hear people's concerns and that's exactly what we are doing. People are worried every time they go to the petrol station for fuel and worry about the costs. These are concerns that are happening in every other country. "My full focus is on taking people through these difficult times." In one of the biggest electoral upsets... [read full story]