<p>Brown, whose Labour party has ruled the country for 13 years, was addressing an audience of party supporters in northeastern England, days before Britain’s general election on May 6.<br /><br />Oxford University law graduate Julian Borthwick, 38, shouted: “We’re broke” and “What about that bigoted woman?” — a reference to the broadcast by the media of private remarks made by Brown after accidentally leaving his television microphone switched on.<br /><br />Brown referred to voter Gillian Duffy as “that bigoted woman” after she challenged him on immigration.<br /><br />Labour holds 345 seats in Parliament and the party could still cling to power even if it is handed a humiliating third-place finish in the popular vote on Thursday.<br /></p>
<p>Brown, whose Labour party has ruled the country for 13 years, was addressing an audience of party supporters in northeastern England, days before Britain’s general election on May 6.<br /><br />Oxford University law graduate Julian Borthwick, 38, shouted: “We’re broke” and “What about that bigoted woman?” — a reference to the broadcast by the media of private remarks made by Brown after accidentally leaving his television microphone switched on.<br /><br />Brown referred to voter Gillian Duffy as “that bigoted woman” after she challenged him on immigration.<br /><br />Labour holds 345 seats in Parliament and the party could still cling to power even if it is handed a humiliating third-place finish in the popular vote on Thursday.<br /></p>