British PM Adds Obama Clip in Bid to Boost Popularity

Gordon Brown sought to capture some of Barack Obama’s political celebrity today, the AP reports, with the embattled British prime minister showing a gathering of his Labour Party old footage of the Illinois senator praising him. Brown faces a slumping economy, and elements within Labour would like to see him replaced by foreign secretary David Miliband.

"Prime Minister Brown has a clear sense, not only how to rebuild the economy for the people of Britain, but also a broader vision of how we all have to work together," said Obama in footage shown before his keynote speech. "Prime Minister Brown has a clear sense, not only how to rebuild the economy for the people of Britain, but also a broader vision of how we all have to work together," Obama said during his July visit to London. (More Gordon Brown stories.)