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The eight who know Britain’s future

Fraser Nelson discloses the names of the only eight people who ‘speak with any authority’ for Gordon Brown and assesses the significance of this tight-knit ‘Octet’ for the way this country will be governed if the Chancellor succeeds Tony Blair

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