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Mr Brown is often made fun of in British media (Photo: Downing Street)

UK leader calls voter bigoted after 'eastern Europeans' comment

UK leader Gordon Brown was caught out on the campaign trail on Wednesday (28 April) when he called a woman "bigoted" after she complained about eastern European migrants.

Gillian Duffy, a 66-year-old grandmother, spoke to Mr Brown

Mr Brown is often made fun of in British media (Photo: Downing Street)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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