No 10 denies claims Gordon Brown attacked

[Still Waters]

Downing Street has fiercely denied new claims that Gordon Brown physically attacked his staff in a series of outbursts.

Reports suggested the Prime Minister was accused of hitting a senior adviser, pulling a female office worker out of her chair and subjecting aides to a tirade of abuse.

It was claimed the alleged incidents were being investigated by journalist Andrew Rawnsley for a new book, The End Of The Party, to be published in the run up to the general election, expected on 6 May.

However, No 10 sources were quick to deny the claims. One said: "This is all absolute rubbish. Nothing like this ever happened. A Downing Street spokesman said: "Journalists are free to investigate whatever fanciful stories they wish."

According to reports, Mr Brown once hit a senior aide who "got in the way" when he rushed out of No 10 to a reception for foreign dignitaries.

On another occasion he was said to have pulled a secretary from her seat for failing to keep up as he allegedly dictated a memo to her, sitting it in himself and operating her computer.

The third alleged incident saw Mr Brown yelling obscenities at his senior staff in a hotel room in the US after being informed of media reports that he was being "snubbed" by President Barack Obama.

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[stevewinn]

seriously. if its true, why doesn't a member of staff give him a wallop in his good eye.

[Ashara]

Well he is a drunk jock, so really is no big shock to him battering people, maybe it was the eye he can not see out of and thought that were david cameron ? xD

[Eldorado]

Well he is a drunk jock, so really is no big shock to him battering people, maybe it was the eye he can not see out of and thought that were david cameron ? xD

Nice to see you don't believe in stereotypes, Ashara.