Sydney, Sep 24: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has had to defend claims that he acted like a “magpie” by stealing lines from his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd in a key speech on Tuesday.

Brown’s address to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester was widely received as being one of his finest, attacking both opposition leader David Cameron and possible challengers for the leadership within his own party, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

London  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday took on his critics in an emotional and highly personal speech aimed at re- establishing his authority after months of poor opinion poll ratings and an attempted "rebellion" against his leadership.

In what had been termed a "make or break" speech to the Labour Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern Britain, Brown acknowledged there was "concern" over the future of the party and his own presentation skills.

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday defended himself against criticism of his leadership style by saying he had not come into politics to be a "celebrity" or "always be popular."

The British leader, addressing the conference of the ruling Labour Party in Manchester, northern England, promised to build a "fair Britain for a new age."

"And if people say I'm too serious, quite frankly, there is a lot to be serious about," said Brown to prolonged applause from delegates.

London, Sep 22: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been given time till June 2009 by his senior Cabinet ministers to prove himself capable of saving the Labour Party from a general election meltdown or face being unseated.

For the first time those loyal to Brown have put a time limit on the Prime Minister’s survival, The Telegraph reported.

Brown pleaded for more time to turn around Labour’s problems but admitted he had made mistakes. “I will do better,” he said.

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in an interview Sunday that he has made mistakes in office but will do better in future.

Speaking to the BBC on the second day of the Labour Party's annual conference in Manchester, Brown said "you asked me had we made mistakes and I said yes ... Of course I always want to do better and I will do better."

London, Sept 21 : Announcing a new wave of “social mobility” with the objective to support the working women, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has decided to open thousands of nurseries to take care of two year olds. At present, three and four-year-olds receive up to 15 hours of free-child-care a week.