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Gordon Brown admits to leadership deal with Tony Blair

He said they agreed Mr Blair would have a clear run, and then support Mr Brown to take over when he stepped down.

But he told ITV1's Piers Morgan's Life Stories the deal was not made at the Granita restaurant as widely believed.

The prime minister also wept when he spoke about his daughter Jennifer, who died aged 10 days after suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2002.

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