LONDON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted on Friday that Thursday's English local elections had been "a painful defeat for Labor."
    The ruling Labor Party lost three of its four county councils so far to the opposition Conservatives. Preliminary results indicated that the Conservative Party has successfully gained six councils while Labor lost three and became the worst hit party in the elections.

    Brown told a press conference on Friday afternoon: "I admit mistakes have been made and I accept full responsibility."

    He pledged that an independent audit panel will review all MPs' expenses in the last four years as part of the government's mission to clean up politics, work for economic recovery and political reform.

A group of journalists are stopped by a security staff member at the door of No. 10 Downing Street in London, Great Britain, June 5, 2009. Media gathered in front of No. 10 Downing Street to report the ongoing cabinet reshuffle started on Friday by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
 

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