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Peter Mandelson, center, Britain's Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, is surrounded by members of the media as he talks about the cabinet reshuffle, outside British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, Friday June 5, 2009. Brown began a shakeup of his ministerial team Friday, as he attempted to recover from a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of high-profile resignations and poor election results that have seriously weakened his authority. Brown was likely to promote key allies as he sought to head off attempts to oust him by critics within the ranks of his Labour Party. Some legislators view Brown as an obstacle to the party's hopes of avoiding defeat in the next national election, which must be held by mid-2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)