Beth Rigby interviews... former Prime Minister Gordon Brown 

We are so fortunate to have Gordon Brown as our Prime Minister during the financial crisis. He flew around the world to get global agreement from world leaders to stabilize the markets. A giant that we are indebted to for his commitment. Times were better under Labour, and they will be again...

He seems like a Political Giant compared with todays lot……

Somewhat predictably, history has been very kind to Brown. A thoroughly decent and incredibly smart man who loved his country and did his best for it, in spite of the critics. A giant political figure when compared to the rabble of today.

Nice to hear from a grown up with actual solutions

A man of principle who I feel genuinely cared for people xx

This is the problem with british media she was more interested in did he not like boris then listening to a well spoken ex PM

Gordon Brown was the most intelligent politician for many many years. He talks so much sense

What a loss, he was the brain behind Blair's empty smile. The British people got what they deserved by judging on style over substance. We have not had a decent, effective Prime Minister since he was stupidly voted out; just one catastrophe after another. The Labour Party needs to follow his advice, Parliament has become like a rowdy classroom where most should be in detention.

He’s aged so much but still sharp as a tac. I wish he was pulling the strings beneath starmer and tryin to get this country back on track

Calm, measured, and talking about facts. Empathy for people suffering and a serious outlook on our country. Compare that to the Tory clowns running the country right now.

This man was a brilliant PM, brilliant chancellor- I’m not even a Labour voter

How did Beth Rigby not know about the US Senate. Beth Rigby is looking for a gotcha soundbite. We are in serious trouble. We need serious journalists.

Mark Twain "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."

At the time Brown (despite his impressive intellect) made a few clumsy gaffs that cost him a lot of 'popular' and media support. He also (IMO) made a serious mistake, and lost significant authority, in Scotland during the indy ref by standing alongside people that were less than credible. But in saying that, he was always a great and respected political thinker and strategist, and by all accounts a genuinely good and compassionate person, and we could really do with someone of his quality now - regardless of political party, but TBH I don’t think there are any people with his gravitas in government anymore, especially in these populist times - a great shame really.

This would be a far superior country if Gordon Brown's Labour had won the 2010 general election.

Bring this man back!

What a statesman…somebody that has their own views at last!

This man is a class act, in a completely different league to anyone on either front bench today. I was never a fan of New Labour, but the good things it achieved were virtually all down to Brown.

Gordon Brown was a good chancellor,

Absolutely fascinating and so much food for thought. Thanks

I cannot believe - and it is one of my greatest regrets - how cruelly abusive I was to this man back in 2008-10. If I could, I would take all that back and give anything to have him as PM right now because, what is clear now, is that he is a man of principle, experience, intellect and a total command of the strategic brief. Compared to the current Tory alternatives - including the late Johnson, but especially this latest unelected non-entity "Truss" - Gordon Brown is a latterday Churchill. I just can't believe I was so stupid. But I was, as were millions like me. So here we are.

A great bloke should have been a great PM honest with integrity 👍

Brown is so smart...he should have led longer as PM, than Blair

Refreshing to see and hear someone taking politics and the issues of the day seriously for once...

The last true statesman to serve as Prime Minister

A man of towering intellect. The UK needs someone like this in power today, rather than the airbags currently trying to become the next Tory PM!

He was the smart intellectual fellow. As Chancellor he was very good and kept the pound steady amidst many crisis. He did most of the work during the Blair years. He deserves to be Prime Minister again. He needs a strategist like Mandelson to craft a win and a Communications guru like Campbell to help him stay on point and communicate his ideas. He could then be Prime Minister easily for another ten years. For his 13years in government with a no nonsense record he deserves at least a knighthood or a seat in the Lords.

This man did so much good for the country both as chancellor and PN, he saved us during the financial crash, he invested in ordinary people not just the rich and wealthy and genuinely helped the country in so many ways

The problem is the public sector workers have had twelve years of wages "sacrifice " telling people who have struggled for a decade to carry on struggling whilst the rich are gaining astronomical wealth is not acceptable!

I miss this man in charge. Will we ever have this again? 😢

Her accent does not make up for her lack of seriousness and does not hide her gutter press instincts.

Bring him back!

Ireland will not hold the UK back once the dust settles in the North. Brown remains one of the best political brains as proven by his response to Russian aggression. While supporting the military support and offering future economic partnership within Europe are laudable strategic moves, Putin must be held accountable for what he has done and continues to do. I would listen to anything he has to say especially on economic matters.

Spot on

I like him. I wish Nick Glagg joined with him back in 2010. This would have prevented this mess under the Tories for over a decade.

Who is this Beth Rigby and why is he/she interviewing all these people in a day ?

Though some of the older politicians have a great contribution to all of us, some are past the point of reason. I just wish we would challenge the current politicians that actually have an effect on our everyday lives to plan and Keep our welfare state. Gordon needs to be a freelance advisor and help the country to see sense.

Always tons money for wars, but not for plebs

Workers would swallow 4% IF the 1% of earners were taxed properly. The average joe has simply had enough.

I actually love this man ♥️♥️

Was bad as a PM, but his record as a Chancellor was pretty good… but his time as a PM is still way better than the Charlatan we currently have

It’s a shame he was so nervous and reactive as PM, if he had been more like this he would have been a good PM and for longer

Serious politician. Knows how to run a country.

When PMs were actually competent

The man who deregulated banks ....let the city police itself.

Not to talk about the catastrophic decision to invade Iraq and say Putin should face criminal court is the reason the world is divided on Ukraine. If Tony is free to walk around then why should Putin face justice. It’s logical to ask this questions. When we see all humans as equal perhaps then we can talk about justice. It’s very important that as we rightly condemn the invasion we need to admit that we’ve made similar mistakes too then advise the world why it’s wrong. Am glad he mentioned that they see us as having double standards. No human is perfect so to ensure we come at people we ought to be ready to admit our shortcomings. I wish him well not easy being in leadership that is why admitting your mistakes before criticism is key.

I wasn’t a fan of brown or Cameron, but the likes of people we have now make them both look a great deal more competent

Please can we have him back.

That's so true!!! No planning we are all going downhill with the current administration.

Imagine he did half the terrible stuff Johnson has done they would of deported him.

Gordon is alive !!!!!

Poor deprived people in Scotland? No fuel poverty where I live, single person car occupied, buses are running virtually empty, youngsters walking about with mobile phones stuck to their ears, Sky on 70" televisions, net flix fees, airports, morbidly obese queuing to fly on holidays

The national trust have now withdrawn concessions required by primary legislation for the 1.8 circa severely disabled and blind who wish to visit these national heritage houses. The national trust was originally set up to allow access for the nation of the national heritage.Recent years they have taken on too many liabilities and have seen a drop in numbers of visitors to the sites. This as a trust gets tax exceptions for the public good the trust brings to all UK citizens. It is argued that they exclude the poorest in society and ignore primary legislation for access of the severely disabled they are in breach of their charity status. They are effectively a commercial organization which no longer qualify for taxpayer exemptions as a trust. The choice to the organization is to comply with the legal rules concerning the status of a trust and concessions.Or simply change their tax status to a commercial organization and pay full corporation tax.There are believed to be some twenty percent of charities who are commercial organizations in the UK sheltering as charities which are in fact commercial organizations. The voters are up in arms about this change and want the charitable status withdrawn immediately and full corporation tax paid to the treasury as a result.

Klaus Schwab liked this video when he heard Gordon say that people cant afford to heat themselves

Does he still think that old lady is a bigot

He takes the words out my mouth about this government.

She’s a terrible interviewer/ journalist. She misses the nuances in what he’s trying to say.

We need fundamental constitutional change with Gordon Brown back in politics, preferably as First Minister and rewire British politics so every part of the United Kingdom gets equal representation.

He is a rare person who is wicked smart but has human emotions. A rationalist with the right level of compassion. I genuinely believe about 70% of the UK would vote for Labour if there were more people like GB in the party.

Everyone praises him in the comments, but did u like him at the time he was in charge? Don’t remember him being that popular

Brilliant performance.. David morrissey as Gordon brown #the deal

Legend

❤️🤍💙 a lot of synergistic wisdoms could be capitalized on with collaboration with the various forces of of the collective UK (at least in part with: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the various parties Tory/Labour/etc) … if the UK could unite just to address this global crisis it pave the way for other allied nations to follow suite… it’s time to rally as much collective talent as comfortably and willingly possible.. those who are willing should come together to address the challenges ahead🙏🏾 Stronger together 💯💯💯💯

I always get hypnotised by that weird goldfishy lower-jaw thing he does when he takes a breath. 🐠

Given all the constant drama in Westminster... I would be very happy to see politics to become boring again. Politics is much more stable and healthy for the country, when politics is boring. At this point I would absolutely vote for a campaign bus that reads MAKE POLITICS BORING AGAIN

There’s a reason the Tories so hated Blair and Brown. Not one Tory leader since has even been on the same playing field as those two.

1000 days of GB PM.. . Just wasn't long enough...

WE SHOULD REJOIN DA SINGLE MARKET! 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

I 've got a brilliant idea... Pay everybody 86 k a Yr... The same as the MPs..

*Gordon Brown RUINED student funding patterns for medical school and dental school. Ask me how. I know because I DROPPED OUT.*

10:24 - 10:36 - 11:56 I hope Tory, Labour, etc choose to work together … that be such a force 💯💯💯

a very powerful political leader

Today, thanks to Gordon Brown, public bodies are committed to paying a total of £170 billion to contractors in more than 800 PFI schemes up to 2031-2032.

See hes been dragged from his Millionaire life style to put Scotland down

Sanctimonious person. My fear is that him and Blair will be advising Starmer.

Ghislane Maxwell did not kill herself.

Can someone dub In a phrases " ,ugh',everytime he drops his jaw after every sentence,just like a badly dubbed Chinese kungfu film.

I think Boris does think long term, but not in the interests of the people, only of his party and their long term self serving agenda's which they push through in the background while scandals and wars etc provide a smoke screen to hide it all behind.

This guy is a politician.

Looking at the chaos that’s happened with U.K. poltics over the last 10 years, Gordon Brown seems very stable in comparison

He left the country bankrupt, literally. Quite possibly the worst Prime Minister of all time.

Gordon should have stood with the British people, not against them. He sided with immigrants and invaders. Pity.

Should be PM now

We seriously need G Brown to take on the SNP and convert those seats back to labour if labour has a chance to save this country from perpetual austerity policies of the nasty tory party.

If as. Gordon brown things are as bad as this how can we afford to do spending a billion pounds on arms for Ukraine

"he was considered moody and sometimes angry" hahahahah

Gordon Bennett! It's Gordon Brown!!

Not even Peppa Pig could save Boris Johnson’s bacon...

Only 18 minutes late and it is always nice to listen to him. Please rid us of the S.N.P. and become First Minister of Scotland.

What happened to Gaddafi's Gold? Were Irish American senators secretly involved in backing the Irish independence movement back in the 70s and 80s?

Anyone else notice the lack of errrr's? Oh wait ofcourse, he isnt Boris Johnson..... He was a proper labour leader and knew exactly what needed to be done. The NHS budget was above inflation under Brown, not so much under the Tories.

Straight away with the annoying intro: "back then he was considered moody, sometimes angry". Media confection at time, Media confection now. Not a fan but he would be much better than Starmer, IMO.

To be fair ... this gentleman was given a rough hand over ... from the old days of Blairism.

Keir Starmer need to take some advice from him.

Can't stand this Guy Beth

So how much money did the Russian banks give him? And where is that money? Didint asked him if he felt any shame for plundering people's pension funds to finance his failed policies

I think Gordon Brown was under instructions that in no circumstances was he to mention *Brexit,* or rejoining the *Single Market* or the *Customs' Union.* Brexit is the elephant in the room, and a large part of the reason why, with the exception of Northern Ireland, the UK economy has stalled. The UK is the worst performing economy amongst all developed nations with the exception of Russia, which has economic sanctions imposed upon it. Brown is well aware of this. Brown (rightly) campaigned Remain in the run-up to the 2016 EU Referendum and if it wasn't for Keir Starmer ruling out both rejoining the SM and the CU, and even ruling out Freedom of Movement (FoM), then Gordon Brown would have been as vociferous against the damage that Brexit is doing to the nation as other Remain campaigners such as Michael Heseltine, John Major, Chris Patten, William Waldergrave, etc.

For God and country. That's all that matters. Freedom is not free. The world is corrupt

That woman’s accent is nice

Gordon brown ..a walking advert for the misery of government...