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Sat 05 May 2007Questions about Brown succession after lossesBritain:Blairites will ask if Gordon Brown can connect with Middle England, writes Frank Millar, London Editor.Do Labour's heavy election losses in Scotland, England and Wales make a Blairite challenge to Gordon Brown's seemingly assured succession as Labour leader more or less necessary or desirable?