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Article: The Darling buds of May.(Alistair Darling to be the successor for Gordon Brown)
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- September 28, 2006
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Byline: Anthony Harrington
the darling buds of May?
Gordon Brown is still the most likely heir to Tony Blair's throne, but the question arises as to whom he would appoint as Chancellor -- and whether that person would actually be allowed to be his own man.
Alistair Darling is widely tipped as Brown's successor at the Treasury -- whether Brown becomes PM, or even in the improbable case that an 'anybody but Gordon' candidate succeeds. (Ed Balls, Brown's trusted adviser for many years, is regarded as the next-but-one Chancellor.)
Regardless of whether Gordon Brown gets the premiership next May -- or whenever Blair departs -- the Treasury ...