London, Nov. 5 : Now that Barack Obama has set to become the 44th President of the United States, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will have to learn to deal with him

As a rule Brown sleeps through tricky elections and takes stock next morning. Though 10, Downing Street has carefully stuck to the myth that Brown could do business with George W. Bush, he is heartily glad that he is almost gone, reports The Telegraph.

"The better way of looking at it is that he sees this as a new beginning," a Downing Street aide says, tactfully.

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday praised the "energizing politics and progressive values" of US President-elect Barack Obama and said he was looking forward to working with him.

In a statement issued by Downing Street in London Wednesday morning, Brown said: "I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Barack Obama on winning the presidency of the United States."

London  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stressed the importance of "American leadership" in the current global economic crisis but warned against a retreat into isolation and protectionism.

Speaking during his current tour of Arab Gulf states, Brown carefully avoided taking sides in Tuesday's US poll, saying he was looking forward to working with the next president, "whoever he is."

Doha - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Abu Dhabi Monday as he completes a four-day Gulf tour which already took him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Brown has already received assurances from Saudi Arabia and Qatar that they will contribute to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) account to stabilize national economies rocked by the global financial crisis.

Doha, Nov 3 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that negotiations with the Taliban on the war in Afghanistan were unlikely.

In an interview with Al-Jazeera TV, Brown said that a dialogue with the Taliban to halt violence would be “very, very difficult”.

Riyadh  - British Prime