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PM apologises to soldier's mother

PM apologises to soldier's mother

Gordon Brown has telephoned the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, after she described a letter of condolence he sent her as "an insult".Jacqui Janes had described Gordon Brown's letter as a hastily-scrawled insult. Downing Street says Mr Brown told Mrs Janes he intended no offence and that he had the highest regard for her son.Ben Geoghegan reports.

BBC | November 9, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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