Bloomberg reports Cherie calls Brown a liar

The report from Bloomberg, now being denied from Downing Street, may be read from this link but states the following: Cherie Blair Leaves Brown Speech Praising Her Husband (Correct)

By Carolin Lotter and Robert Hutton

(Corrects auditorium to conference center in second paragraph.)

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Tony Blair's wife, Cherie, walked out of a speech by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, accusing him of misleading the public about his relationship with the prime minister.

As Brown told the Labour Party conference in Manchester that it had been a ``privilege for me to work with and for'' the premier, Mrs. Blair left the conference center saying ``well that's a lie.''

Brown has been accused by Blair allies including former Home Secretary Charles Clarke of plotting to undermine his leadership. Blair has been in charge of the Labour Party for 12 years, since Brown stood aside to give him a clear run at the leadership.