Gordon Brown (R), accompanied by his wife Sarah, announces his resignation as British Prime Minister in front of his official residence of 10 Downing Street in London, May 11, 2010.
(5月11日，在英国伦敦，英国首相布朗在首相府唐宁街10号门外宣布辞去首相职务。)
Gordon Brown (R) kisses his son John Macaulay outside the official residence of 10 Downing Street in London, May 11, 2010. Brown announced his resignation as British Prime Minister on Tuesday.
（5月11日，在英国伦敦，英国首相布朗（右）宣布辞职后亲吻儿子。布朗当天在伦敦首相官邸外发表讲话，宣布辞去首相职务。）
Gordon Brown (R), accompanied by his wife Sarah and children John Macaulay and James Fraser, leaves his official residence of 10 Downing Street in London, May 11, 2010. Brown announced his resignation as British Prime Minister on Tuesday.
（5月11日，在英国伦敦，英国首相布朗宣布辞职后携夫人莎拉与孩子离开唐宁街10号首相官邸。布朗当天在伦敦首相官邸外发表讲话，宣布辞去首相职务。）


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced he resigned as prime minister on Tuesday evening.

In a statement outside Downing Street No. 10, Brown said he is to resign and suggests that Conservative Party leader David Cameron should take over as the Labour party failed to reach a deal with Lib Dems.

He said: "I wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future. Only those who have held the office of prime minister can understand the full weight of its responsibilities and its great capacity for good."

Brown said he had "loved the job" and it had been "a privilege to serve."

Brown has tendered his resignation to the Queen after which he will be succeeded by Conservative leader David Cameron who arrived at Buckingham Palace later.

Brown then went to Labour headquarters in London where he announced Labour Party Deputy Leader Harriet Harman become the acting leader of the Labour Party.

The meeting between Lib Dems and Conservatives, aimed at reaching a deal on forming a government, has finished.

Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said the meeting with Lib Dems had a "very positive atmosphere" and the negotiating team has "some recommendations to take back to David Cameron and our parliamentary colleagues."

【相关中文报道】

英国首相布朗11日晚发表讲话，宣布辞去首相职务。他随后到白金汉宫向女王伊丽莎白二世正式递交辞呈，女王已接受他的辞呈。

当地时间19时许，布朗在唐宁街10号首相官邸外向媒体发表讲话说，他决定辞职是因为在工党与自由民主党进行多日磋商和谈判后他仍无法组成新政府。

针对保守党领袖卡梅伦即将组建新政府，布朗表示：“我祝福下一任首相，他将为未来作出重要的选择。”

布朗还宣布，他立即辞去工党领导人职务。他当天晚些时候在工党总部说，工党现任二号人物哈曼将担任工党临时领导人，直到新领导人产生。

布朗2007莱尔担任英国首相，在此之前他担任了十年的财政大臣。

在本月6日举行的英国大选中，没有一个政党在议会赢得半数以上的议席，从而形成了自1974年以来第一个“无多数议会”。虽然保守党获得306个议席成为议会第一大党，但也没有达到在议会拥有多数党地位所需的326个席位。工党和自民党分获258个和57个议席。

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